Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910)
c.1880 after an original of May 1860Carbon print | 7.6 x 5.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2900329
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), both seated. Princess Alice is seated facing left, her face captured in profile. She touches her cheek with her right hand and holds a book in her left hand. The Prince of Wales is seated behind her, perched on a balustrade. He looks down at her and poses with his right hand on his hip and his left hand in his lap.
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
- visual works
