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Portraiture

Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

AFTER GRAHAM VIVIAN (1827-1912)

'Princess Mary of Cambridge' (1833-97)

1889 copy after an original of 1855

Carbon print | 18.0 x 14.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906637

Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833-97) standing, facing left. She stands beside a balustrade and steps. At the end of the balustrade is an urn positioned on top of a pedestal.

  • Creator(s)

    After Graham Vivian (1827-1912) (photographer)

    Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

  • Printed in Carbon by Mullins 1889

    Pss Mary of Cambridge/ 1855/ Mr Vivian

  • 18.0 x 14.0 cm (image)

    28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)

  • Princess Mary of Cambridge, 1855 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Packaging
          • Containers
            • Vessels (containers)
              • Urns
      • Construction
        • Structural parts of buildings
          • Stairs
            • Balustrades
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