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UNKNOWN PERSON

The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1821-1899), when Princess Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe

1862

Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2908095

Photograph of Princess Friedrich of Glücksburg, standing facing front; there is a small table with a floor-length cloth to her left.
The Princess was the second daughter of Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe; she married Prince Friedrich in October 1841.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe (1821-99)

  • 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 Friedrich of Glücksburg (Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe), 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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