Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (1797-1888) when Prince of Prussia
1858Overpainted salted paper print | 23.6 x 20.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906755
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Prince Wilhelm, later Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (1797-1888) seated, facing a quarter to the left. He looks towards the camera. He wears a Prussian uniform, with the Order of the Black Eagle.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
23.6 x 20.0 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 24.5 x 6.0 cm (album)
William, Prince of Prussia, 1858 [Photographic Portraits Vol.2/60 1852-1859]
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- History
- History of Europe
- History of Germany
- Prussia & northern Germany-History
- Prussia & northern Germany-History (William I 1858-1888)
- Prussia & northern Germany-History
- History of Germany
- History of Europe
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Orders (honour)
- Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia)
- Orders (honour)
- History
