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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826-1907)

1861

Albumen print | 9.2 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907816

Photograph of Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden, standing and facing towards the camera. He wears a military uniform and holds a hat in his left hand. He rests his right hand on a plinth.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826-1907)
  • annotation: The Grand Duke of Baden. 1861. [beneath work]

  • 9.2 x 5.6 cm (image)

    9.8 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • The Grand Duke of Baden, 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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