Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1820-79)
Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78)
Oct 1859Albumen print | 10.3 x 8.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900228
Photograph of a head and shoulder length portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78) standing, facing left, her face captured in profile. She wears earrings, a striped jacket and her hair in a bun, fixed in place by an ornament. Photograph is a vignette and is cropped into an oval.
Creator(s)
William Bambridge (1820-79) (photographer)
Princefs Alice./ Oct. 1859./ Bambridge.
10.3 x 8.0 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
