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Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) 1859
Carbon print | 21.0 x 16.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900184
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Photograph of a full length portrait of Victoria, Princess Frederick of Prussia, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), seated, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She holds a closed fan with both hands, placing it on her lap. She wears a tiara and a dress trimmed with Brussels lace. She wore the same dress on 1 June 1859 at a concert at Buckingham Palace.
Photograph is a vignette and is cropped into an oval.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Carbon print
Measurements
21.0 x 16.7 cm (image)
30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)
Markings
annotation: Victoria,/ Princefs Royal,/ Princess Frederic William of Prussia,/ in the dress she wore at Buckingham Palace,/ June 4th 1859./ L. Haase & Co./ Berlin [beneath work]
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