Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
FRANCES SALLY DAY (1815-92)
Princess Helena (1846-1923)
Jul 1859Albumen print | 8.1 x 6.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2900209
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Helena (1846-1923) standing beside a table, facing towards the camera. She turns her head to the left, her face captured in profile. She places both hands on the table, on which there is a book. She wears a locket, light coloured shirt, tied at the waist with dark coloured fabric, and a dark coloured skirt. Photograph taken at Osborne.
Creator(s)
Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Helena (1846-1923)annotation: Princefs Helena,/ Osborne, July, 1859./ Miss Day. [beneath work]
8.1 x 6.3 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
