Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Albumen print | 7.7 x 5.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2900361
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 left, stands facing three-quarters to the right. She looks downwards at a flower she holds in her left hand. Princess Helena is seated, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head towards the camera and looks towards the right. She holds a book open on her lap. The sisters are dressed in a similar fashion.
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
7.7 x 5.3 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)