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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

ATTRIBUTED TO LUDWIG ANGERER (1827-79)

Gisela, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bavaria (1856-1932)

1863

Albumen print | 8.2 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2908155

Photograph of Archduchess Gisela of Austria as a young girl standing facing front, her left arm resting on a table, her right arm by her side.
  • Creator(s)

    Attributed to Ludwig Angerer (1827-79) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Gisela, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bavaria (1856-1932)
  • 8.2 x 5.6 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)

  • Archduchess Gisella of Austria, 1863. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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