Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Princess Alexandra in her wedding dress
Mar 1863Albumen print | 9.0 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2905622
Photograph of a full length portrait of Alexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) standing, facing left. She wears a wedding dress, veil and floral crown.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)9.0 x 5.7 cm (image)
25.7 x 33.3 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Royal Weddings
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
