Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Princess Helena and Princess Louise as Clermont and Louison in 'Les deux petits Savoyards'
c.1880 after an original of 1 Feb 1854Carbon print | 13.1 x 10.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2900012
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Helena (1846-1923) and Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) standing, facing towards the camera. They are dressed in costume as Clermont and Louison for a performance of 'Les deux petits Savoyards'.
Creator(s)
After Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
William Bambridge (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Helena (1846-1923)Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)annotation: Princess Helena & Princess Louise/ as/ Clermont and Louison/ in "Les petits Savoyards"/ Windsor. Feb: 1854./ Reduced by Mr Bambridge from Mr Fenton. [beneath wrok]
13.1 x 10.5 cm (image)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
- Literature
- Drama
- Literature
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Language, Linguistics and Literature