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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Princess Louise and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales as 'Winter'
May 1854Albumen print mounted on card | 19.7 x 15.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2106405
Photograph of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910), seated together around a cauldron hanging from wooden supports, meaning to represent a fire. Princess Louise holds her hands out, pretending to warm herself from the fire. The Prince is dressed in a cape and hat and wears a long white beard and wig. The cape and hat are covered in fake snow. The Prince and Princess Louise are dressed as the embodiment of 'Winter' for the Tableaux of the Seasons, performed at Windsor Castle.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)19.7 x 15.5 cm (image)
- From the collection of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
