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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE

Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1824-1903)

1862

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2908098

Photograph of Prince Julius standing facing front. He rests his left hand on a balustrade, his right hand by his side. Drapery and plinth behind him to left.
Julius was the fifth son of Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Glücksburg.
  • Creator(s)

    William Bambridge (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1824-1903)
  • 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.8 x 6.2 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

  • Prince Julius of Glücksburg, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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