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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1845-86), when Crown Prince of Bavaria

1862

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907975

Photograph of Crown Prince Ludwig, later Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1845-86), standing facing front. He leans his left arm against a column. There is a high backed chair to the left of the photograph.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1845-86)

  • 8.6 x 5.5 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 cm (album)

  • Louis Crown Prince of Bavaria 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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