Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
L Haase & Co (active c. 1860-1890s)
Victoria, Princess William of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) c.1880 after an original of 1859
Carbon print | 13.5 x 10.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2900185
Photograph of a full length portrait of Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), standing, facing left, her face captured in profile. She holds a fan open with both hands, placing it in front of her waist. She wears a tiara and a dress trimmed with Brussels lace. She wore the same dress on 1 June 1859 at a concert at Buckingham Palace.
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Creator(s)
L Haase & Co (active c. 1860-1890s) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901) -
annotation: Victoria,/ Princefs Royal,/ Princess Frederic William of Prussia,/ in the dress she wore at Buckingham Palace,/ June 4th 1859./ L. Haase & Co./ Berlin [beneath work]
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13.5 x 10.9 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
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Jewellery
- Tiaras
- Clothing
- Fans
- Jewellery
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- visual works
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