Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
GHÉMAR FRÈRES (ACTIVE 1859-94)
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Sep 1862Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2908072
Photograph of Princess Alexandra of Denmark standing profile left. She looks at a piece of paper she holds in both hands. Princess Alexandra and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, became engaged in September 1862. They were married in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 10 March 1863.
Creator(s)
Ghémar Frères (active 1859-94) (photographer)
8.6 x 5.4 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
Princess Alexandra of Denmark, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
Acquired by Queen Victoria
