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L HAASE & CO (ACTIVE C. 1860-1890S)

Princess Charlotte (1860-1919)

Dec 1860

Albumen print | 8.2 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2900411

Photograph of a full length portrait of an infant Princess Charlotte (1860-1919) lying in a pram, or art. She turns her head towards the camera and looks to the left. She wears a bonnet and is covered in blankets.

  • Creator(s)

    L Haase & Co (active c. 1860-1890s) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860-1919)

  • annotation: Princess Charlotte/ Daughter of Prince & Princefs Frederic William of Prussia/ Decr 1860./ Haase. [beneath work]

  • 8.2 x 5.1 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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