Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
FRANCES SALLY DAY (1815-92)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)
Jul 1859Albumen print | 7.7 x 4.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2513457
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She holds a parasol open over her head, holding the handle in her right hand. Photograph taken on the terrace at Osborne.
Creator(s)
Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)annotation: Osborne./ July 1859. [beneath work, right side]
7.7 x 4.9 cm (image)
9.5 x 6.5 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Travel Goods
- Parasols
- Travel Goods
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
