Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Engagement photograph for Princess Victoria and Frederick of Prussia
29 - 29 Sep 1855Albumen print | 12.0 x 14.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906612
Photograph of a group taken within the grounds at Balmoral on the occasion of the engagement of Princess Victoria and Prince Frederick of Prussia. From left to right: Prince Alfred (1844-1900), later Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha; Prince Frederick William of Prussia (1831-88), later Frederick William III of Germany; Princess Alice (1843-78), later Duchess of Hesse; Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910), later King Edward VII; Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901), later Empress Friedrich.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)annotation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7/
1 Pce Alfred 2 Pce Frederick Wm of Prussia 3 Pss Alice/ Pce of Wales, 5 The Queen, 6 The Prince 7 Pss Royal/ Sept. 29th 1855. [beneath work]12.0 x 14.0 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
Group, Balmoral, Sept 29 1855 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
