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A portrait of 'Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia'

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Heinr Graf (Photographer)
Place of origin
Berlin (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia', in military uniform, with hand behind his back.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Military
Royalty
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Heinr Graf, a portrait of 'Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia', albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia', in military uniform, with hand behind his back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PHOTOGRAPHIE / VON / Heine Graf / 165 Friedriches Str. 165 / BERLIN (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • 'Heine. Graf, Berlin.' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
  • 'Pce Fr Karl of Prussia / Duchess of Connaught's father' (Handwritten in pencil on verso, top.)
  • 'Prinselhangarelhe [?]' (Handwritten in light pencil on verso at bottom.)
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.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.263 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.3894-2018

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1461192/a-portrait-of-prince-friedrich-photograph-heinr-graf/
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