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    ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1819-79)

    Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) and her son Prince Wilhelm, later Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

    Nov 1859

    Hand-coloured albumen print | 7.9 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2906424

    Hand-coloured photograph of Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) and her infant son Prince Wilhelm, later Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941). Princess Victoria crouches by the chair in which the baby is seated, supporting him. Photograph taken in Berlin.

    • Creator(s)

      Attributed to William Bambridge (1819-79) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)
      Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany & King of Prussia (1859-1941)

    • annotation: T.R.H./ Pss F. W. of Prussia & Pr William/ Berlin [beneath work]

    • 7.9 x 5.1 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Princess Helena

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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