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JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)

Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), when Princess Alice

c.1860

Albumen print | 7.7 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2907754

Photograph of Princess Alice, seated and facing three-quarters  to the right. She holds an open book on her lap and rests her right arm on a balustrade behind her.

  • Creator(s)

    John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)

    Previously attributed to Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)
    Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)

  • annotation: Princess Alice. - [beneath work]

  • 7.7 x 5.1 cm (image)

    9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

    23.1 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)

    24.3 x 19.8 x 5.5 cm (album)

  • Princess Alice. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.47]

  • Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort

  • Subject(s)
    • Organisation
      • Documentation
        • Books
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite
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