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Queen Victoria with the Princess Royal, the Prince of Wales, Princess Alice and Prince Alfred
c. 1852Albumen print | 9.1 x 11.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2106399
Photograph of a full length group portrait of Queen Victoria and her four eldest children. The group are positioned, from left to right: Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Victoria, Princess Royal. Queen Victoria is seated at the centre of the group with her face turned towards the left. She wears a bonnet, meaning her face is not visible.
Photograph is a copy of a daguerreotype. A similar daguerreotype exists in the Royal Collection, in which Queen Victoria has scratched out her face, RCIN 2932491. She scratched out her face owing to her displeasure with her appearance. It is likely Queen Victoria adopted the pose shown in this photograph so as to avoid any further dissatisfaction.
Creator(s)
After William Edward Kilburn (1818-91) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)9.1 x 11.5 cm (image)
- From the collection of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
