Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901)
Jul 1861Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900522
Photograph of a full length portrait of Victoria, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), seated, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head towards the camera and looks downward. She rests her hands on a book she holds on her lap. 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)annotation: The Crown Princess of Prussia./ (Princess Royal of England)/ July 1861.[lower right corner] Silvy. [beneath work, to the right]
8.7 x 5.7 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
