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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Frederick VIII, King of Denmark (1843-1912), when Prince Frederick of Denmark

    1862

    Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2907991

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Frederick of Denmark, later Frederick VIII, King of Denmark (1843-1912) seated with his legs crossed, facing three-quarters to the left. He turns his head to look at the camera. He holds a cap in his lap. There is a free-standing mirror with an ornate frame behind him.

    Frederik became King of Denmark as Frederick VIII on Christian IX's death on 29 January 1906.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Frederik VIII, King of Denmark (1843-1912)

    • 8.8 x 5.3 cm (image)

      9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

      22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

      23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

    • Frederic, son of Prince Christian of Denmark, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Home economics
          • Furniture & accessories
            • Mirrors
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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