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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

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Princess Friederike, Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg (1811-1902)

1862

Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2908096

Photograph of Friederike, Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg seated three-quarters right. She wears a dress with wide sleeves; drapery behind her.
Princess Friederike married Alexander Charles, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg in October 1834. 

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Friederike Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg (1811-1902)

  • 8.4 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)

  • Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg (Princess of Glücksburg), 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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