Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901)
Jul 1861Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900523
Photograph of a full length portrait of Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), seated on a chair, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head slightly and looks towards the camera. She rests her right arm on the back of her chair and places her right hand to her face. She holds a book on her lap with her left hand. She poses in front of a backdrop depicting a building, surrounded by a high gate, with trees in the foreground
Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)8.7 x 5.7 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
