Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
'Princess Helena & Princess Louise on an African Mule, Osborne'
1 - 1 Sep 1854Salted paper print | 9.8 x 13.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2906557
Photograph of Princess Helena and Princess Louise seated on a mule. Jones the Groom holds the mule's reins. Photograph taken on the grounds of Osborne House.
The mule was a gift from the King of Shoa.
The mule was a gift from the King of Shoa.
Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Helena (1846-1923)Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)Mr Jonesannotation: Princess Helena and Princess Louise on an/ African mule (from the King of Shoa.) & the Groom Jones/ Sept: 1 1854- Osborne- by Mr Becker [beneath photograph]
9.8 x 13.8 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
Princess Helena & Princess Louise on an African Mule (from the King of Shoa) & the Gromm Jones, Osborne, Sep 1 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Osborne House
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Mules
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Places
