Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Princess Helena (1846-1923) c.1880 after an original of Mar 1861
Carbon print | 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900463
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Helena (1846-1923) standing, facing slightly towards the right. She turns her head slightly to the left and looks downwards. She holds a basket of flowers in her left hand and a hat in her right. She holds a striped shawl over her left arm.
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Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Helena (1846-1923) -
8.7 x 5.7 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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