Portraiture
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
1862Albumen 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.
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)
Prince William of Prussia, son of the Crown Prince, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Social sciences
