Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923), when Princess Helena
Mar 1861Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2907940
Photograph of Princess Helena, standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She turns her head towards the front and gazes to the left. She rests her left hand on a plinth. She wears a shawl draped over her right arm.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Princess Helena./ 1861.
8.7 x 5.7 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
23.0 x 18.2 cm (page dimensions)
24.2 x 20.0 x 5.5 cm (album)
Princess Helena. 1861. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.48]
Acquired by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort
