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CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

Amalie, Duchess in Bavaria (1848-94), when Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1861

Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907949

Photograph of Princess Amalie, standing and facing slightly towards the left. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She rests her right arm on a plinth and poses with her hands held together in front of her chest. She wears a dress trimmed with lace at the collar and cuffs.

  • Creator(s)

    Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1848-94)

  • annotation: Princess Amalia of Saxe-Coburg./ 2nd Daughter of Prince Augustus. (1861) [beneath work]

  • 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Princess Amalia of Saxe Coburg, 2nd daughter of Prince Augustus. 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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