Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Prince Frederick William of Prussia, later Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)
1859Salted paper print | 26.5 x 20.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906882
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Prince Frederick William of Prussia, standing, facing towards the camera, his body angled slightly to the right. He wears a uniform with the Order of the Black Eagle of Prussia. He holds a helmet in his right hand and places his left hand on his hip.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)26.5 x 20.0 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Prince Frederick William of Prussia, 1859 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Orders (honour)
- Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia)
- Orders (honour)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Genealogy and Heraldry
