Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
FRANCES SALLY DAY (1815-92)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Prince Alfred
c.1860Albumen print | 17.9 x 14.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2374624
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) and Prince Alfred, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900). Princess Victoria is facing the camera and poses with her arm around her grandson. Prince Alfred stands in profile, facing left, looking at his grandmother.
Creator(s)
Frances Sally Day (1815-92) (photographer)
Previously attributed to Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)annotation: H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT, H.R.H. PRINCE ALFRED [beneath work]
17.9 x 14.5 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
