Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
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Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) and the infant Prince William, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941) c.1880 after an original of May 1859
Carbon print | 14.4 x 11.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2900180
Photograph of a full 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 faces towards the camera and looks at her son. Photograph taken in Berlin.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (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/ Princefs Royal,/ Princefs Frederic William of Prufsia,/ and the infant Prince William./ Berlin, May 1859. [beneath work]
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14.4 x 11.8 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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Place of Production
Berlin [Germany]
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