Portraiture
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 2900520
Photograph of a full length portrait of Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), seated, facing three-quarters towards the left. She turns her head slightly towards the camera and gazes to the left. She holds a book open on her lap with both hands. 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
