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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Prince Frederick William of Prussia, later Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)

1859

Salted 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)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
        • albums
          • photograph albums
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