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)
c.1880 after an original of May 1860Carbon print | 7.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2900327
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78) seated, facing left. She turns her head slightly towards the camera and gazes down, looking away from the camera. She places her left hand on her cheek and holds a book in her right hand. She poses beside a balustrade. She wears a dark coloured dress decorated with bows.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)annotation: 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
- visual works
