Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DUDLEY CHARLES FITZGERALD, 24TH BARON DE ROS (1827-1907)
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)
c.1880 after an orignial of Jul 1859Carbon print | 9.6 x 6.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900190
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) seated on a table, facing towards the camera. She holds her hat, decorated with various ribbons, on her lap. Someone stands beside the princess, possibly Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), their arm visible on the left side of the photograph.
Creator(s)
Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907) (photographer)
Princess Beatrice,/ July, 1859./ Captn De Ros.
9.6 x 6.7 cm (image)
30.8 x 24.4 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
