Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

11 - 11 May 1854

Albumen print | 20.4 x 16.2 cm (print) (image) | RCIN 2906513

Photograph showing a full length portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-61). Queen Victoria stands in right side profile and wears formal court dress. Prince Albert stands in left side profile, holding a feathered hat in his left hand and wears a uniform. There is a pedestal between them, with flowers upon it. Photograph taken at Buckingham Palace. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are wearing court dress, having just attended a Drawing Room, a formal ceremony at St James's Palace in which people were presented to the Queen. This image, one of a set of at least six, is the first photograph of the Queen as a reigning monarch rather than as wife or mother.

Creator(s)

Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

Subject(s)

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
annotation: The Queen & Prince/ Buckingham Palace- May 11. 1854./ (After a Drawing room)/ by Do. [Ditto] [beneath work]
20.4 x 16.2 cm (print) (image)

28.2 x 22.9 cm (page) (page dimensions)
The Queen and Prince, Buckingham Palace (After a Drawing Room), May 11 1854
Commissioned by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
  Europe
  Great Britain
  England
  Greater London [England]
  London [Greater London]
  City of Westminster [London]
  Buckingham Palace
- Social sciences
  Ethnology
  Social customs
  Marriage
  Wedding Ceremonial Costume
  Wedding dresses
- Science, Medicine and Technology
  Industries, Crafts and Trades
  Clothing
  Headgear
  Hats
  Plumed hats
  Costume
  Uniforms
  Military uniforms
Object type(s)

Portraiture

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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