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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Princess Marie of Hanover (1849-1904)

1861

Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907883

Photograph of Princess Marie of Hanover, standing, facing towards the camera. She gazes to the left. She rests her left arm on the back of a chair.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Marie of Hanover (1849-1904)
  • annotation: Princess Marie of Hanover. 1861. [beneath work]

  • 8.5 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Princess Marie of Hanover, 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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