This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

Visit the Royal Collection

Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia (1839-91)

c.1860

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907769

Photograph of Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia, formerly Cäcilie Auguste, seated in profile, facing left. She wears a plumed hat and holds a closed fan. Behind her is a cabinet. A vase containing flowers is positioned on the cabinet. She poses in front of a painted backdrop. 

  • Creator(s)

    Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Olga Feodorovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1839-91)

  • annotation: The Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna./ (his wife) [beneath work]

  • 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image)

    9.6 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 Duchess Olga Feodorovna (his wife). [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, The Prince Consort

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
PreviousNext
PreviousNext
Policy links
Royal Collection TrustIn Partnership with

Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection and welcoming visitors to the royal palaces. We bring our shared history to life through world-class experiences that involve and inspire people, wherever they are. Income from tickets and retail sales helps us to conserve the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone for generations to come.