Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1819-79)
Prince William, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941)
Nov 1859Albumen print | 6.6 x 4.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2900236
Photograph of Prince William, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941), seated in a chair facing towards the camera. Someone holds the Prince, on the left side of the photograph. There is a window in the background.
Photograph after a daguerreotype taken in Berlin.
Creator(s)
William Bambridge (1819-79) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany & King of Prussia (1859-1941)annotation: [above] Victoria,/ Princess Royal,/ Princess Frederic William of Prussia,/ and the Infant Prince William,/ Nov, 1859./ [below work] Bambridge after a Daguerreotype/ done at Berlin. [above and beneath work]
6.6 x 4.4 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
