Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER THOMAS RICHARD WILLIAMS (1825-71)
Enamel of Victoria, Princess Royal on her wedding day
1858Photographic reproduction on enamel | 3.3 x 2.7 x 0.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 53571
A slightly convex oval enamel plaque showing a photographic reproduction of Victoria, Princess Royal, in her wedding dress. The Princess Royal is shown in a half length portrait, seated, facing three-quarters to the right.
An inscription on the back reads: 'Victoria / Princess Royal / in her Wedding Dress / 1858 / from a photo'
An inscription on the back reads: 'Victoria / Princess Royal / in her Wedding Dress / 1858 / from a photo'
Creator(s)
After Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)3.3 x 2.7 x 0.2 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- enamels
- plaques
- Social sciences
