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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Princess Thryra, Crown Princess of Hanover (1853-1933), when Princess Thyra of Denmark

1862

Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2908102

Photograph of Princess Thyra of Denmark, standing facing front, her left hand resting on the back of a chair, her right hand by her side.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland, Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg (1853-1933)

  • 8.8 x 5.5 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 Thyra of Denmark, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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