Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Duchess Sophia in Bavaria (1845-67), when Princess Sophia of Saxony
1862Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2908034
Photograph of a full length portrait of Duchess Sophia in Bavaria (1845-67), when Princess Sophia of Saxony standing, her body almost profile facing right. She turns her head to look to font. She holds a book in her right hand and rests her left hand on the back of a chair. There is a mantelpiece and a clock in the background, on the right.
Princess Sophia was the sixth daughter of Johann I of Saxony. She married Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria in 1865; they had one child.
Princess Sophia was the sixth daughter of Johann I of Saxony. She married Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria in 1865; they had one child.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Sophia, Duchess in Bavaria (1845-67)8.6 x 5.1 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.4 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
Princess Sophia of Saxony, daughter of King John. 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
