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William Bambridge (1810-79)

Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78) Oct 1859

Albumen print | 10.3 x 8.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900228

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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 (1810-79) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)
  • annotation: Princefs Alice./ Oct. 1859./ Bambridge. [beneath work]
  • 10.3 x 8.0 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs