Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER SCHMIDT
Princess Helena, Alexandrine, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Princess Louise, Gotha
1889 copy after an original of 1862Carbon print | 17.6 x 13.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2906949
Photograph of a group portrait featuring, from left to right, Princess Helena (1846-1923), seated, looking at book she holds open on her lap. Alexandrine, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1820-1904), seated and Princess Louise (1848-71), standing. Photograph taken in Coburg, Germany.
Creator(s)
After Schmidt (photographer)
Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)
[numbering or sitters] 1. Pcs Helena. 2. Dss of Saxe Coburg & Gotha 3. Princess Louise / 1862/ Gotha. [BREAK] Schmidt.
17.6 x 13.7 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Princess Helena, Alexandrine, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Princess Louise, 1862 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
Acquired by Queen Victoria
