Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
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 1859Carbon 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.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Victoria/ Princefs Royal,/ Princefs Frederic William of Prufsia,/ and the infant Prince William./ Berlin, May 1859.
14.4 x 11.8 cm (image)
30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
