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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland and Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg (1853-1933), when Princess Thyra of Denmark

    1862

    Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2907995

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853-1933) standing and holding the back of a wooden chair. She wears a short-sleeved dress and faces the viewer.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland, Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg (1853-1933)

    • 8.6 x 5.2 cm (image)

      9.7 x 6.4 cm (mount)

      22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

      23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

    • Thyra, 3rd daughter of Prince Christian of Denmark 1862. [Album. Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

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