Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78)
Feb 1861Albumen print | 9.0 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2900431
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 looks down at a book she holds in her right hand. She leans her right arm on a plinth.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Princefs Alice/ Feby 1861./ [lower right corner] Mayall.
9.0 x 5.9 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria