Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GIROUX
Royal Family. Important Occasions. 1837-1885
1850-85Leather bound album | 26.5 x 35.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2905576
Burgundy leather-bound album of photographs (RCINs 2905577-2905701) relating to important occasions, including weddings, confirmations and christenings. The front cover of the album features five oval miniature pictures of ancient buildings in a tooled gold border.
Creator(s)
Giroux (binder)
Subject(s)
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence & Avondale (1864-92)Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught (1860-1917)Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany (1861-1922)Marie, Princess of Battenberg (1852-1923)Julie, Princess of Battenberg (1825-95)Alexander, Prince of Hesse (1823-88)Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (1863-1950)Princess Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife (1867-1931)Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, Duchess Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1853-1920)Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-96)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-92)Princess Helena (1846-1923)Princess Helena (1846-1923)Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1831-1917)Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84)Alexander I, Prince of Bulgaria (1857-93)Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868-1935)Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938)Princess Irene of Prussia (1866-1953)Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (1872-1918)Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse & by Rhine (1868-1937)Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956)Princess Helena Victoria (1870-1948)Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia (1876-1936)Queen Marie of Roumania (1875-1938)Princess Alexandra (1878-1942)26.5 x 35.0 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Bridesmaids
- Royal bridesmaids
- Wedding ceremonies
- Wedding breakfasts
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Royal Weddings
- Bridesmaids
- Marriage
- Public life
- Coronations
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Home economics
- Food, Cooking & Dishes
- Cakes
- Wedding cakes
- Cakes
- Food, Cooking & Dishes
- Home economics
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Secular architecture
- Triumphal arches
- Secular architecture
- Architecture
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Surrey [England]
- Esher [Surrey]
- Claremont House [Esher]
- Esher [Surrey]
- Berkshire [England]
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Windsor Castle
- Upper Ward [Windsor Castle]
- State Apartments
- Private Chapel [State Apartments, Windsor Castle]
- State Apartments
- Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
- St George's Chapel [Windsor Castle]
- Upper Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Windsor Castle
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster [London]
- St James's Palace
- Chapel Royal [St James's Palace]
- St James's Palace
- City of Westminster [London]
- London [Greater London]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Whippingham [Isle of Wight]
- St Mildred's Church [Whippingham]
- Whippingham [Isle of Wight]
- Surrey [England]
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
- Social sciences