Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1819-79)
Prince Arthur, Princess Helena and Princess Louise dressed as 'The Allies'
Mar 1856Salted paper print | 11.5 x 15.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900066
Photograph of a full length group portrait of three royal children in costume for the tableau "The Allies" performed at Windsor Castle. From left to right, Prince Arthur (1850-1942), later the Duke of Connaught dressed as a Private of the Grenadier Guards, Princess Helena (1846-1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, dressed as a Chasseur de Vincennes and Princess Louise (1848-1939), later the Duchess of Argyll, dressed as a Vivandière. The group stand on grass outside a the castle.
There are two painted variants of this group, see RCIN 2914266 and RCIN 408954.
There are two painted variants of this group, see RCIN 2914266 and RCIN 408954.
Creator(s)
William Bambridge (1819-79) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)Princess Helena (1846-1923)annotation: Prince Arthur, Princess Helena, Princess Louise/ as/ [same line] Private of the/ Grenadier Guards [break] a Chasseur de Vincennes. A Vivandieré./ [new line] Windsor Castle. March 1856./ By Mr Bambridge. [beneath work]
11.5 x 15.0 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (whole object)
Prince Arthur, Princess Helena and Princess Louise in "The Allies"
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Military affairs
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Wars
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Berkshire [England]
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Windsor Castle
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Berkshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
