Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1820-79)
Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), and her son Prince William, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941)
Nov 1859Albumen print | 6.5 x 4.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2900234
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 holds a bell, or rattle, in front of him. There is a window in the background.
Photograph after a daguerreotype taken in Berlin.
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.
6.5 x 4.4 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Humans
- Babies (human)
- Humans
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Toys and Decorations
- Toys
- Rattles
- Toys
- Toys and Decorations
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
