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Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907)

Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice and Prince Arthur outside Osborne House Jul 1858

Salted paper print | 10.3 x 15.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2900140

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Photograph of Princess Beatrice seated in an open carriage drawn by the pony, Alderney. Prince Leopold stands on the back of the carriage on the left and Prince Arthur  stands in the centre of the foreground, beside the carriage. A groom stands behind the carriage. Osborne house can be seen in the background.
  • Creator(s)

    Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84)
    Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)
    Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)
  • annotation: Prince Leopold, Princefs Beatrice & Prince Arthur./ (The pony Alderney in the Carriage.)/ Osborne. July 1858./ Capt. De Ros. [beneath work]
  • 10.3 x 15.5 cm (image)

    30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Isle of Wight [England]
              • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                • Osborne House
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
            • Ponies
              • Alderney (pony)
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Vehicles
          • Simple transport
            • Carriages