Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse
13 - 13 Dec 1860Albumen print | 8.0 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2900425
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Prince Louis, later Grand Duke of Hesse (1837-92), and Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), standing, arm in arm. Princess Alice, on the right, stand facing towards Prince Louis, on the left. She turns her head towards the camera and looks to the right. Prince Louis stands facing the camera.
The couple were married in 1862.
Creator(s)
William Bambridge (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-92)annotation: Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse/ Decr 13th 1860./ [lower right corner] Bambridge. [beneath work]
8.0 x 5.6 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
