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L HAASE & CO (ACTIVE C. 1860-1890S)

Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901)

Dec 1860

Albumen print | 7.9 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2900386

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 looks down at a book she holds open on her lap. She poses in front of a backdrop depicting a nature scene.

  • Creator(s)

    L Haase & Co (active c. 1860-1890s) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)

  • annotation: Princess Royal (Princess Frederic William of Prussia)/ Decr 1860. [beneath work]

  • 7.9 x 5.2 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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