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Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau

Photograph
late 19th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Albert, Joseph (photographer)
Place of origin
Munich (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a three-quarter length portrait of a young woman, sitting. This is identified in the inscription as the wife of Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau (1837-1906).

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitlePrincess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted onto card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Joseph Albert, Portrait of Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, albumen print, late 19th century.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a three-quarter length portrait of a young woman, sitting. This is identified in the inscription as the wife of Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau (1837-1906).
Dimensions
  • Image height: 92mm
  • Image width: 56mm
  • Card height: 100mm
  • Card width: 61mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • ALBERT, Phot. MUNCHEN (Printed on the recto, below image.)
  • J. ALBERT / konigl. bayer. / u. kaiserlich russischer Hof-Photograph / MUNCHEN / Briennerstrasse No. 38. (Printed on the verso of the card.)
  • Princess. Friedr. Carl. (Handwritten on verso in red ink.)
  • Princess Fred[..] Charles (Handwritten on verso in pencil.)
  • RPS.W.139 (Handwritten on verso in biro.)
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.139 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.1755-2017

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Record createdJuly 26, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1406583/princess-maria-anna-of-anhalt-photograph-albert-joseph/
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