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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Adelheid, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1835-1900), when Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

1860

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907825

Photograph of Adelheid, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Augustenburg-Sonderburg, standing and facing slightly towards the left. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She wears a hat trimmed with feathers and holds a parasol in her right hand.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Adelheid, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (1835-1900)

  • annotation: Hereditary Princess of Holstein Augustenburg/ 1860. [beneath work]

  • 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Hereditary Princess of Holstein-Augustenburg, 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Headgear
            • Hats
              • Feathered hats
        • Travel Goods
          • Parasols
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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