Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
PRINCESS ALICE, GRAND DUCHESS OF HESSE & BY RHINE (1843-78)
'Princess Beatrice in her Ball Dress'; Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)
May 1860Albumen print hand-coloured with watercolour | 5.2 x 4.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2914296
Hand-coloured photograph of Princess Beatrice: full length portrait, leaning against balustrade, slightly turned away, wearing a white ball dress.
Creator(s)
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78) (colourist)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)5.2 x 4.6 cm (image)
Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
