Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Queen Victoria (detail), 1843

Victoria & Albert: Art & Love

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Camille Silvy (1834-1910)

Folding portfolio containing portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert 1859-61

RCIN 2914920

Folding portfolio containing portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Camille Silvy (1834-1910)

Folding portfolio containing portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert 1859-61

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The carte-de-visite, patented in 1854, became a collecting craze in the late 1850s.

Compiled by Queen Victoria

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