Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78)
26 - 26 May 1857Salted paper print | 20.8 x 16.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2900102
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-1978) standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She wears a high-necked, long-sleeved gown, with white frills at cuffs and white collar, and a bonnet tied under chin. Photograph taken on the terrace at Osborne.
Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)annotation: The Princess Alice./ Osborne. 26th May: 1857./ By Caldesi. [beneath work]
20.8 x 16.3 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Osborne House
- Lower Terrace [Osborne House]
- Osborne House
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
