Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He is sitting on a writing desk, facing three-quarters left. His arms are folded across his chest and his left foot is raised off the ground. He is wearing a military uniform, possibly a General's uniform, with a star on his left breast. A curtain is draped behind the writing desk. Ernst was born on 16th September 1826 at Hildburghausen, the son of George, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He died at Altenburg on 7th February 1908.