Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Princess Helena and Princess Louise, Balmoral
1856Albumen print | 34.7 x 29.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2941852
Photograph of Princess Helena and Princess Louise, seated outside together wearing identical outfits, including hats. Both look to front. Upturned stool in foreground.
The two princesses look straight at the camera in what is an unusually direct pose. Princess Helena (1846-1923) and Princess Louise (1848-1939) were the fifth and six children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Princess Helena was herself a keen collector of photographs and compiled a number of albums commemorating her many visits to Balmoral
Text adapted from Roger Fenton – Julia Margaret Cameron: Early British photographs from the Royal Collection, London, 2010
The two princesses look straight at the camera in what is an unusually direct pose. Princess Helena (1846-1923) and Princess Louise (1848-1939) were the fifth and six children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Princess Helena was herself a keen collector of photographs and compiled a number of albums commemorating her many visits to Balmoral
Text adapted from Roger Fenton – Julia Margaret Cameron: Early British photographs from the Royal Collection, London, 2010
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Helena (1846-1923)Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)34.7 x 29.1 cm (image)
68.5 x 50.3 cm (mount)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Home economics
- Furniture & accessories
- Seating. Chairs
- Stools
- Seating. Chairs
- Furniture & accessories
- Home economics
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
