Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GRAHAM VIVIAN (1827-1912)
Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge; Augusta, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
1889 copy after an original of c.1859Carbon print | 21.3 x 16.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906793
Photograph of a group that includes, from left to right, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833-97), Augusta, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1822-1916), and Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889). The are posed beneath a stone archway suported by pillars.
Creator(s)
Graham Vivian (1827-1912) (photographer)
Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck (1833-97)Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889)Princess Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1822-1916)annotation: Th. R. H. the Princefs Mary, [break] The Herad. Gd. duchef/ of Mecklenburg Strelitz [break] & the Duchef of/ Cambridge/185/ G. Vivian. [beneath work]
21.3 x 16.3 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, Augusta, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- visual works
