Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Albumen print | 7.6 x 5.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2900346
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), and Princess Helena (1846-1923). Princess Louise, on the right, is seated beside a plinth. She gazes down at a book she holds open with both hands and supports on top of the plinth. Princess Helena stands behind her and gazes down at the book. The sisters are dressed in a similar fashion.
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
7.6 x 5.1 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)