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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Princess Marie of Prussia (1855-88)

1862

Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2908016

Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Marie of Prussia (1855-88), standing and facing the viewer. She is dressed in a short-sleeved dress and wears her hair in ringlets.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Marie of Prussia (1855-88)
  • 8.6 x 5.0 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

  • Princess Mary, daughter of Prince Frederic Charles of Prussia, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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