Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
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
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.
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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]
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10.3 x 8.0 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
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