Photographs 1842-61
Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography
AFTER ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
'The Princess Alice as "Spring"'; Princess Alice, later the Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-78) as Spring
1893 copy after an original of May 1854Carbon print | 11.3 x 15.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2906061
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alice, later the Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-78) lying on a covered support. She faces the camera and gazes to the right, away from the camera. She rests her head on her right hand and holds a hat in her left hand. She wears a garland of flowers on her head.
Princess Alice is dressed as the personification of Spring for a performance of 'Tableaux of the Seasons', performed at Windsor Castle on 10 February 1854.
Princess Alice is dressed as the personification of Spring for a performance of 'Tableaux of the Seasons', performed at Windsor Castle on 10 February 1854.
Creator(s)
After Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)11.3 x 15.1 cm (image)
- From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
