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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)

Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) May 1860

Albumen print | 7.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2900328

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Photograph of a full length double portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910). The siblings stand together, arm in arm, facing towards the camera. Whilst Princess Alice looks towards the camera, her brother looks to the right.
  • Creator(s)

    John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
    Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)
  • annotation: The Prince of Wales and Princefs Alice./ May 1860./ Mayall. [beneath work]
  • 7.6 x 5.2 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs