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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Louise, Queen of Sweden (1828-71)

    1860

    Albumen print | 8.3 x 4.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2907788

    Photograph of Louise, Queen of Sweden, standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head slightly and looks towards the camera. She wears a shawl over her dress and a bonnet. She rests her right hand on the back of a chair.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Queen Louise of Sweden and Norway (1828-71)

    • annotation: The Queen of Sweden. 1860. [beneath work]

    • 8.3 x 4.8 cm (image)

      9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

      23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

      24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)

    • The Queen of Sweden, 1860. [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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