Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901)
c.1880 after an original of Jul 1861Carbon print | 8.6 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2900510
Photograph of a full length portrait of Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), standing, facing left. She turns her head very slightly towards the camera and gazes downwards. She holds a posy in front of her waist with both hands.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)annotation: The Crown Princess of Prussia,/ (Princess Royal of England)/ July, 1861. [beneath work, to the left]
8.6 x 5.6 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
