Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1813-62) 1861
Albumen print | 8.2 x 4.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2907873
Photograph of Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse, standing and facing towards the camera. She holds a closed fan in her left hand and rests her right hand on a draped plinth.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1813-1862) -
annotation: The Grand duchess of Hesse. 1861. [beneath work]
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8.2 x 4.9 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
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The Grand Duchess of Hesse, 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
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Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
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