Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910), and Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78)
May 1860Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2900332
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910). The siblings stand together, arm in arm. Princess Alice faces slightly towards the left and looks forward, away from the camera. The Prince looks towards the camera and holds a top hat in his right hand.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)annotation: The Prince of Wales and Princefs Alice./ May 1860./ Mayall. [beneath work]
8.4 x 5.9 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
