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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

L HAASE & CO (ACTIVE C. 1860-1890S)

Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859-1941), when Prince Wilhelm of Prussia

c.1860

Albumen print | 8.3 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2907913

Photograph of Wilhelm, Prince of Prussia, seated in a wicker chair and facing towards the camera. He wears a short-sleeved dress.
  • Creator(s)

    L Haase & Co (active c. 1860-1890s) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany & King of Prussia (1859-1941)
  • annotation: Prince William of Prussia. Son of the/ Crown Prince and the Princefs Royal. [beneath work]

  • 8.3 x 5.1 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Prince William of Prussia, son of the Crown Prince and Princess Royal. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Biological sciences
        • Zoology
          • Animals
            • Mammals
              • Humans
                • Babies (human)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite