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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

AFTER HEINRICH GRAF (1837-84)

Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia (1840-1901)

1883 copy after an original of July 1865

Carbon print (copied from the original albumen print onto which it is pasted) | 2.4 x 2.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2800856

Photograph of Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia (1840-1901), head and shoulders portrait, her head turned slightly to right. She wears a dress with a high neckline and buttons down the front. Small oval.

  • Creator(s)

    After Heinrich Graf (1837-84) (photographer)

    Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)
  • 2.4 x 2.1 cm (image)

    17.1 x 13.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • From an album containing works collected and arranged by Prince Albert (before 1861) and by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs