Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)
Mar 1861Albumen print | 8.2 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2900497
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) standing, facing halfway to the left. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She holds a hat trimmed with white feathers in front of her, placing the hat on top of a table or plinth draped with patterned fabric. A striped shawl also sits on top of the table.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)8.2 x 5.6 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
