Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Group Portrait taken on the engagement of the Princess Royal to Prince Friedrich of Prussia, Balmoral
29 - 29 Sep 1855Albumen print | 12.0 x 15.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906605
Photograph of a group portrait taken on the engagement of the Princess Royal to Prince Friedrich of Prussia. From left to right are: Prince Frederick William of Prussia, Princess Helena, Prince Alfred, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Princess Alice, Queen Victoria, Victoria, Princess Royal, Princess Louise and Prince Albert. The group are posed between two trees. Photograph taken within the grounds at Balmoral.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)Princess Helena (1846-1923)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)annotation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/ 1. Pce Fred: Wll of Prussia, 2. Pss Helena 3. Pce Alfred/ 4. The Pce of Wales, 5. The Pss Alice, 6. The Queen, 7. The Pss Royal, 8. Pss Louise/ 9. The Prince.- / Balmoral Sept: n29- 1855. [beneath work, Queen Victoria's hand]
12.0 x 15.3 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
Group, Balmoral, Sep 29 1855 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
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