Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold 10 - 10 Mar 1863
Albumen print | 10.2 x 6.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2905624
Photograph showing Full length, formal portrait of Prince Leopold (1853-84) (left) and Prince Arthur (1850-1942), standing facing three-quarters right. They both wear Highland dress and stand in front of a painted backdrop. Vase on plinth on left.
Queen Victoria pasted into this album wedding photographs of her eldest son, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and his bride, Princess Alexandra of Denmark, together with snapshots of the groom’s younger brothers and sisters in their wedding outfits.
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Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84) -
10.2 x 6.6 cm (image)
25.7 x 33.3 cm (page dimensions)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Royal Weddings
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Kilts
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- visual works
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