Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband
Princess Beatrice and Prince Wilhelm
circa 1861Albumen print mounted on card | 9.0 x 6.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418605
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) and Prince Wilhelm, later Wilhelm II (1859-1941). Princess Beatrice stands beside her nephew, who is seated on a chair. Prince Wilhelm wears a sailor suit and places his left foot on a foot rest, shown in the lower right foreground.
Photograph contained in an envelope marked A. (Silvy).
Creator(s)
WG Lacy : Ryde (photographer)
9.0 x 6.3 cm (whole object)
A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Places
