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 1859Salted 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.
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]
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)
Victoria, Princess Frederick William of Prussia, and Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, Berlin, May 1859 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Germany
- Berlin [Germany]
- Germany
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Places
