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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1854-88), when Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Cassel

    1862

    Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907999

    Photograph of a full length portrait of an infant Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse, later Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1854-88). The young prince is seated on the floor. He is shown playing with a small dog. He wears a short-sleeved dress trimmed with lace.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1854-88)

    • 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)

      9.8 x 6.4 cm (mount)

      22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

      23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

    • William, son of Prince and Princess Frederic William of Hesse, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Agriculture and related techniques
          • Animal husbandry
            • Dogs
              • Toy dogs (pets)
      • People
        • Boys
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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