Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Hermann Günther : Werderscher Markt. 6, Berlin
Wilhelm II, German Emperor, King of Prussia (1859-1941), when Prince Wilhelm of Prussia 1862
Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2908108
Photograph of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, standing and wearing Scottish Highland costume and facing the viewer. He holds a dagger on his right side. Vignette.
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Creator(s)
Hermann Günther : Werderscher Markt. 6, Berlin (photographer)
Subject(s)
Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany & King of Prussia (1859-1941) -
8.6 x 5.6 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.1 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
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Prince William of Prussia, son of the Crown Prince, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
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Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume-Scotland
- Scottish Highland Dress
- Costume-Scotland
- Costume-Great Britain
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- visual works
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