Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
L Haase & Co (active c. 1860-1890s)
Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) and Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1842-1906) May 1859
Salted paper print | 13.3 x 10.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2906763
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) and Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1842-1906). Princess Victoria stands on the right, resting her right arm against a pedestal which supports a bust. Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1842-1906) is seated on the left, facing right towards Princess Victoria. Photograph taken in Berlin.
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Creator(s)
L Haase & Co (active c. 1860-1890s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)Princess Alexandrine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1842-1906) -
annotation: Princefs Alexandrine of Prussia &/ The Psf Fred: Wm of Prussia/ (Psf Royal)/ Berlin- May- 1859./ (L. Haase) [beneath work]
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13.3 x 10.8 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
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Victoria, Princess Frederick William of Prussia, and Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, Berlin, May 1859 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Berlin [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
- visual works
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