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Viktoria, Queen of Sweden (1862-1930), when Princess Viktoria of Baden

1863

Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2908151

Photograph of Princess Viktoria of Baden, aged about one year, seated in a child's chair facing front. She wears a dress and a bonnet.  In 1881 the Princess married Gustaf V, King of Sweden.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Queen Viktoria of Sweden (1862-1930)

  • 8.4 x 5.4 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.4 cm (mount)

    22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

    23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

  • Princess Victoria of Baden, daughter of the Grand Duke, 1863. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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