Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DUDLEY CHARLES FITZGERALD, 24TH BARON DE ROS (1827-1907)
Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), and Princess Helena (1846-1923)
Feb 1860Albumen print | 16.8 x 13.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2900250
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), and Princess Helena (1846-1923). Princess Alice is seated, facing to the right. She turns her head slightly towards the front. She holds a book on her lap with her right hand and places her left hand on the back of a chair. Princess Helena stands beside her, facing left, her face captured in profile. She places her right hand on the back of the chair.
Creator(s)
Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907)
(photographer)
Princefs Alice and Princefs Helena./ Feby 1860./ Col: De Ros.
16.8 x 13.5 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Organisation
- Documentation
- Books
- Documentation
- Organisation
