Victoria, the Princess Royal, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), on her sixteenth birthday 21 - 21 Nov 1856
Salted paper print | 11.8 x 9.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900084
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Photograph of Victoria, Princess Royal, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) taken on her 16th birthday. She is seated and faces towards the camera. She poses with her hands held together in her lap. She wears a light coloured off-the-shoulders gown, gloves, pearls and a jewelled hairpiece.
Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
11.8 x 9.7 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (whole object)
Markings
annotation: Victoria./ Princess Royal./ in the dress which she worse on her 16th birthday./ 21st Nov: 1856./ By Mr. Williams. [beneath work]
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