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    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Prince and Princess Luitpold of Bavaria with their children

    c.1860

    Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907801

    Photograph of Prince and Princess Luitpold of Bavaria with their children: Prince Ludwig (later Ludwig III, King of Bavaria, 1845-1921); Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846-1930); Princess Therese of Bavaria (1850-1925); and Prince Arnulf of Bavaria (1852-1907). The family are posed together, standing around the seated Princess Luitpold.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Luitpold, Prince of Bavaria (1821-1912)
      Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1825-64)
      Ludwig III, King of Bavaria (1845-1921)
      Leopold, Prince of Bavaria (1846-1930)
      Prince Arnulf of Bavaria (1852-1907)
      Princess Therese of Bavaria (1850-1925)

    • annotation: Prince (brother to the King) & Princess Luitpold/ of Bavaria and Family. [beneath work]

    • 8.7 x 5.5 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)

    • Prince (brother to the King) and Princess Luitpold of Bavaria and family. [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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