Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901)
1859Carbon print | 21.0 x 16.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900184
Photograph of a full length portrait of Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), seated, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She holds a closed fan with both hands, placing it on her lap. She wears a tiara and a dress trimmed with Brussels lace. She wore the same dress on 1 June 1859 at a concert at Buckingham Palace.
Photograph is a vignette and is cropped into an oval.
Creator(s)
L Haase & Co (active c. 1860-1890s) (photographer)
Victoria,/ Princefs Royal,/ Princess Frederic William of Prussia,/ in the dress she wore at Buckingham Palace,/ June 4th 1859./ L. Haase & Co./ Berlin
21.0 x 16.7 cm (image)
30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Jewellery
- Tiaras
- Jewellery
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Science, Medicine and Technology
