Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) Mar 1861
Albumen print | 8.2 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2900498
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) standing, facing slightly towards the left. She looks ahead, away from the camera. Princess Beatrice holds a hat trimmed with feathers, placing the hat on top of a table draped with a patterned fabric. On the table is a striped shawl.
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Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944) -
annotation: Princefs Beatrice./ March 1861./ [lower right corner] Mayall. [beneath work]
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8.2 x 5.6 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
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