Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DUDLEY CHARLES FITZGERALD, 24TH BARON DE ROS (1827-1907)
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)
Jul 1858Salted paper print | 12.7 x 10.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900137
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) seated, facing towards the camera. She turns her head slightly towards the left and looks ahead, away from the camera. She wears a long-sleeved dress and a bonnet, the ribbon tied under her chin. A person, their arm just visible to left, steadies the Princess. Photograph is a vignette and cropped into an oval.
Creator(s)
Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907)
(photographer)
Princess Beatrice./ July 1858./ Capt. De Ros.
12.7 x 10.0 cm (image)
30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
