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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

UNKNOWN PERSON

Interior of Whippingham Church on the occasion of Princess Louise's Confirmation

1865

Albumen print | 11.8 x 11.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2905640

Photograph of a drawing of the interior of St Mildred's Church in Whippingham, Isle of Wight, as prepared for the confirmation of Princess Louise (1848-1939) on Saturday 21 January 1865.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
  • 11.8 x 11.2 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Isle of Wight [England]
              • Whippingham [Isle of Wight]
                • St Mildred's Church [Whippingham]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs