Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71)
Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), and the infant Prince William, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941) Mar 1859
Albumen print | 7.7 x 6.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900158
Photograph of a half length portrait of Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), holding her infant son Prince William, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941). The princess looks down at her son.
Photograph from a daguerreotype.
Photograph from a daguerreotype.
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Creator(s)
Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany & King of Prussia (1859-1941) -
annotation: Victoria,/ Princess Royal,/ Princess Frederic William of Prussia,/ and the infant Prince William,/ March 1859./ 1. Williams from a Daguerreotype. [beneath work]
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7.7 x 6.7 cm (image)
30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
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