Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), and her son Prince William, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941)
Nov 1859Albumen print | 6.8 x 4.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2900235
Photograph of a double portrait of Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), and her son Prince William, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941). The princess crouches beside and looks at her son who is seated in a chair. She places her right hand on his body. There is a window in the background.
Photograph after a daguerreotype taken in Berlin.
Creator(s)
William Bambridge (1820-79) (photographer)
Victoria,/ Princess Royal,/ Princess Frederic William of Prussia,/ and the Infant Prince William,/ Nov, 1859./ Bambridge after a Daguerreotype/ done at Berlin.
6.8 x 4.5 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Berlin [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- Places
