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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

George I, King of the Hellenes (1845-1913), when Prince William of Denmark

1862

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2908101

Photograph of Prince Wilhelm, seated on the edge of a wooden table and facing the viewer. He wears a cap and striped trousers.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    George I, King of the Hellenes (1845-1913)

  • 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

  • Prince William of Denmark, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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