Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Frances Sally Day (1815-92)
Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78) Jul 1859
Albumen print | 8.2 x 6.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900202
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), standing, facing left, her face captured in profile. She holds a book with both hands in front of her chest. There is an urn in front of her, on top of a small wall. Photograph taken at Osborne.
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Creator(s)
Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78) -
annotation: ]above] Princefs Alice,/ Osborne, July, 1859./ [below] Miss Day. [beneath work]
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8.2 x 6.0 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
Subject(s)
- Organisation
- Documentation
- Books
- Documentation
- visual works
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