Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
'Alexandra, Princess of Wales'; Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925)
10 Mar 1863Albumen print handcoloured in watercolour | 8.6 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2914308
Hand-coloured photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) standing, facing right. She gazes forward, her face captured in profile. She wears her wedding dress garlanded with orange blossom and myrtle and trimmed with Honiton lace and a floral hairpiece with lace veil attached. Photograph taken on her wedding day.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
8.6 x 5.8 cm (image)
Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Brides
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Social sciences
