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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Amalia, Princess Adalbert of Bavaria (1834-1905)

    c.1860

    Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2907802

    Photograph of Amalia, Princess Adalbert of Bavaria, standing and looking towards the camera. She holds a closed fan in her left hand and rests her right hand on a small table beside her.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Princess Amalia Felipé (1834-1905)

    • annotation: Princess Adalbert of Bavaria./ (Infanta of Spain) [beneath work]

    • 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image)

      9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)

      23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

      24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

    • Princess Adalbert of Bavaria (Infanta of Spain). [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]

    • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

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