Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
'Princess Alice, Princess Louis of Hesse'; Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-78)
10 Mar 1863Albumen print handcoloured with watercolour | 8.6 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2914311
Hand-coloured photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-78) standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She wears a white and purple dress, sash, crown with veil attached and an ermine trim cloak. Photograph taken at the wedding of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925).
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
8.6 x 5.8 cm (image)
Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Royal Weddings
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Social sciences
