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Portraits of the Prussian Royal Family

Photograph
late 19th century (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a series of medallion portraits of members of the Prussian Royal Family, with King Wilhelm I and Queen Augusta at the centre. The individual photographic portraits are collaged to create this family tree.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortraits of the Prussian Royal Family (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted onto card.
Brief description
Photograph by an unknown photographer, Portraits of the Prussian Royal Family, albumen print, late 19th century.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a series of medallion portraits of members of the Prussian Royal Family, with King Wilhelm I and Queen Augusta at the centre. The individual photographic portraits are collaged to create this family tree.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 89mm
  • Image width: 55mm
  • Card height: 101mm
  • Card width: 63mm
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
PROV.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.696 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1895-2017

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Record createdAugust 1, 2017
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