Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)
Mar 1857Salted paper print | 22.0 x 16.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900097
Photograph of an infant Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), aged three weeks, lying in a cradle. She faces towards the camera and has her eyes open. The cradle has ornate drapes and tassels. A figure stands behind the cradle, their right hand and arm just visible.
The cradle was made for Victoria, the Princess Royal in 1840.
The cradle was made for Victoria, the Princess Royal in 1840.
Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
The Princess Beatrice./ at the age of three weeks./ May: 1857./ By Caldesi.
22.0 x 16.0 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Humans
- Babies (human)
- Humans
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Home economics
- Furniture & accessories
- Beds
- Cradles
- Beds
- Furniture & accessories
- Home economics
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
