Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
THOMAS RICHARD WILLIAMS (1825-71)
'Victoria, Princess Royal, Princess Frederick William of Prussia'; Victoria, Princess Royal, later German Empress Frederick III (1840-1901)
25 - 25 Jan 1858Albumen print hand-coloured with watercolour | 14.2 x 11.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2914280
Hand-coloured photograph of Victoria, Princess Royal, later German Empress Frederick III (1840-1901), seated, facing three-quarters to the left. She wears her wedding dress decorated with flowers, a flower garland with veil attached and white gloves. Two insignias are attached to her dress, on her left shoulder.
Creator(s)
Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71) (photographer)
Grey (active 1856) (colourist)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)14.2 x 11.4 cm (image)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
