Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (1799-1864)
1862Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2908027
Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (1799-1864) standing in profile, facing left. He holds a hat in his right hand. There is drapery to left.
In September 1832, Frederick Augustus married Landgravine Marie Louise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (b.1814), who survived him by thirty years and died in July 1895.
In September 1832, Frederick Augustus married Landgravine Marie Louise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (b.1814), who survived him by thirty years and died in July 1895.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
8.6 x 5.7 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.4 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
Prince Frederic of Dessau, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
Acquired by Queen Victoria
