Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1843-65), when Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine 1860
Albumen print | 5.4 x 9.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2907858
Photograph of Anna, Princess of Hesse, standing and facing towards the camera. She turns her head slightly towards the right and gazes to the right. She holds a straw hat in her left hand and a shawl over her left arm.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Anna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1843-65) -
annotation: Princess Anna. (daughter of Prince Charles of Hesse.)/ 1860. [beneath work]
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5.4 x 9.0 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
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Princess Anna (daughter of Prince Charles of Hesse), 1860. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
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Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- visual works
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