Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
EMPRESS FRIEDRICH, GERMAN EMPRESS AND QUEEN OF PRUSSIA (1840-1901)
Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress Frederick III (1840-1901) and Prince Wilhelm, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941)
Oct 1859Albumen print which is hand-coloured with watercolour | 6.6 x 4.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2914292
Hand-coloured photograph of Princess Victoria, Princess Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, later Empress Frederick III (1840-1901) with her first son, Prince Wilhelm, later Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941). The infant is seated on a chair wearing a white bonnet and robe. Princess Victoria crouches beside the child.
Creator(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901) (colourist)
After William Bambridge (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany & King of Prussia (1859-1941)6.6 x 4.5 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
