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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Princess Amalie of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst (1821-1902), when Mrs Lauchert

1862

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2908081

Photograph of Princess Amalie seated and holding an infant. She faces the viewer.

Princess Amalie was the wife of German portrait painter Richard Lauchert (1823-68).
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Amalie, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1821-1902)
  • 8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

  • Princess Amalie of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst-Mrs Lauchart, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Biological sciences
        • Zoology
          • Animals
            • Mammals
              • Humans
                • Babies (human)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite