Portraiture
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)
1859Albumen print | 17.8 x 14.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900182
Photograph of a full length portrait of Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), standing, facing right, her face captured in profile. 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.
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
17.8 x 14.7 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
