Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
'Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent'
Jun 1861Albumen print | 12.9 x 9.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2101378
Photograph of a painted half length portrait of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) seated, facing three-quarters to the right. She looks to the right. She places her right hand on a nearby table.
The painting depicted is by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1786-1861) and is held by the Royal Collection (RCIN 405385). The painting was commissioned in June 1861, following the Duchess's death in March of the same year. Winterhalter may have worked from photographs to achieve a likeness.
Creator(s)
After Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-73) (artist)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-73)annotation: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent./ Picture from recollection by Winterhalter./ June. 1861. [beneath work]
12.9 x 9.9 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Berkshire [England]
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Windsor Home Park
- Frogmore Estate [Windsor Home Park]
- Windsor Home Park
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Berkshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- Places
