Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
Princess Helena
Aug 1855Salted paper print with painted additions | 21.0 x 17.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2900060
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Helena (1846-1923) seated, facing halfway to the left. She is dress in a dark colour blouse and full skirt and wears a flower garland on her head. She wears her hair loose over her shoulders. She holds a straw hat in her left hand. The photograph has been enhanced through painted additions, including various flowers in the background. Photograph taken at Osborne.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Helena (1846-1923)annotation: Princess Helena./ Osborne. Aug. 1855./ By Mr. Mayall. [beneath work]
21.0 x 17.8 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Botany
- Systematic botany
- Flowering plants
- Systematic botany
- Botany
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Osborne House
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
