Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
L HAASE (ACTIVE C. 1860-90)
'Prince William of Prussia'; Prince Wilhelm, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941)
Dec 1860Jan 1861Albumen print hand-coloured in watercolour | 11.9 x 8.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2914298
Hand-coloured photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Wilhelm, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941), sitting in a model ship with red flag or ensign. He wears a white dress and drawers with blue ribbons.
The ship was a gift from his grandmother Queen Victoria at Christmas 1860.
Creator(s)
L Haase (active c. 1860-90) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany & King of Prussia (1859-1941)11.9 x 8.4 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Folklore
- Popular beliefs and customs
- Christmas
- Popular beliefs and customs
- Social customs
- Gifts (social customs)
- Folklore
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
