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 6.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2900198
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head slightly towards the camera and gazes down. She holds her hands together in front of her body. 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 work] Princefs Alice,/ Osborne, July, 1859./ [beneath, lower right corner] Miss Day. [above and beneath work]
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8.2 x 6.3 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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