Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Frederick III, Emperor of Germany (1831-88), when Frederick William, Crown Prince of Prussia
1861Albumen print | 8.5 x 4.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2907939
Photograph of Frederick Wilhelm standing, facing a quarter to the right. He looks ahead, away from the camera. He holds a gun under his right arm. He wears a hunting jacket and trousers. He poses in front of a illustrated backdrop.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)annotation: Frederic William/ (Crown Prince of Prussia.) 1861 [beneath work]
8.5 x 4.9 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)
Frederic William (Crown Princess of Prussia), 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
- Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Hunting
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Social sciences
