Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) c.1880 after an original of Jun 1860
Carbon print | 7.0 x 4.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2900337
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) standing, facing left, her face captured in profile. She leans against a plinth attached to a balustrade. There is a small basket on top of the plinth. Princess Beatrice wears a floral headdress and a light coloured dress with a full skirt.
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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./ June 1860./ Mayall. [beneath work]
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7.0 x 4.5 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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