Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Family group, Balmoral 1855
29 - 29 Sep 1855Salted paper print | 9.1 x 13.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900063
Photograph of a group that includes (from right to left): Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (1833-88), later Frederick III of Prussia; Princess Victoria (1840-1901), later Empress Dowager of Prussia; Prince Alfred (1844-1900), later Duke of Edinburgh (seated on the grass); Princess Alice (1843-78), later Grand Duchess of Hesse; Princess Helena (1846-1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig Holstein; Queen Victoria (1819-1901); Princess Louise (1848-1939), later Duchess of Argyll; Prince Albert (1819-61) and Prince Albert Edward of Wales (1841-1910), later King Edward VII. The group were photographed at Balmoral to mark the Princess Royal's engagement to Prince Frederick William of Prussia.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)Princess Helena (1846-1923)Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)annotation: Prince Frederich William of Prussia Princess Royal. / Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, Prince of Wales./ Princess Helena & Princess Louise./ The Queen & The Prince./ Balmoral./ 29th Sep. 1855./ By Mr Wilson. [beneath work]
9.1 x 13.0 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
