Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Giroux
Royal Family. Important Occasions. 1837-1885 1850-85
Leather bound album | 26.5 x 35.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2905576
Burgundy leather-bound album of photographs (RCINs 2905577-2905701) relating to important occasions, including weddings, confirmations and christenings. The front cover of the album features five oval miniature pictures of ancient buildings in a tooled gold border.
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Creator(s)
Giroux (binder)
Subject(s)
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence & Avondale (1864-92)Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught (1860-1917)Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany (1861-1922)Marie, Princess of Battenberg (1852-1923)Julie, Princess of Battenberg (1825-95)Alexander, Prince of Hesse (1823-88)Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (1863-1950)Princess Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife (1867-1931)Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1853-1920)Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-96)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-92)Princess Helena (1846-1923)Princess Helena (1846-1923)Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1831-1917)Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84)Alexander I, Prince of Bulgaria (1857-93)Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868-1935)Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938)Princess Irene of Prussia (1866-1953)Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (1872-1918)Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse & by Rhine (1868-1937)Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956)Princess Helena Victoria (1870-1948)Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia (1876-1936)Queen Marie of Roumania (1875-1938)Princess Alexandra (1878-1942) -
26.5 x 35.0 cm (whole object)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- albums
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Bridesmaids
- Royal bridesmaids
- Wedding ceremonies
- Wedding breakfasts
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Royal Weddings
- Bridesmaids
- Marriage
- Public life
- Coronations
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Home economics
- Food, Cooking & Dishes
- Cakes
- Wedding cakes
- Cakes
- Food, Cooking & Dishes
- Home economics
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Secular architecture
- Triumphal arches
- Secular architecture
- Architecture
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Surrey [England]
- Esher [Surrey]
- Claremont House [Esher]
- Esher [Surrey]
- Berkshire [England]
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Windsor Castle
- Upper Ward [Windsor Castle]
- State Apartments
- Private Chapel [State Apartments, Windsor Castle]
- State Apartments
- Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
- St George's Chapel [Windsor Castle]
- Upper Ward [Windsor Castle]
- Windsor Castle
- Windsor [Berkshire]
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster
- St James's Palace
- Chapel Royal [St James's Palace]
- St James's Palace
- City of Westminster
- London [Greater London]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Whippingham [Isle of Wight]
- St Mildred's Church [Whippingham]
- Whippingham [Isle of Wight]
- Surrey [England]
- Scotland
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- Balmoral Estate [Aberdeenshire]
- Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- visual works
After Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841)
The First Council of Queen Victoria
After Sir George Hayter (1792-1871)
The Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey
After Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859)
Queen Victoria Receiving the Sacrament at her Coronation
After Sir George Hayter (1792-1871)
The Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
After Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-73)
Wedding portrait of Queen Victoria
Unknown Person
Bonnet worn by Queen Victoria at her marriage
After Sir George Hayter (1792-1871)
The Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Unknown Person
Veil worn by Queen Victoria at her marriage
After Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859)
The Christening of the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace
After Sir George Hayter (1792-1871)
The Christening of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
After Doyle, James (1822-1892)
The Christening of Prince Alfred in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace
After Eugene-Louis Lami (1800-90)
The Christening of Prince Arthur in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Victoria, the Princess Royal in her confirmation dress
After Egron Sellif Lundgren (1815-75)
The Christening of Princess Beatrice in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace
Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71)
Queen Victoria, the Prince Consort and Victoria, Princess Royal in the dress they wore at the marriage of Princess Royal
Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71)
Victoria, the Princess Royal, in her wedding dress
After John Phillip (1817-67)
The marriage of H.R.H. Victoria, Princess Royal to H.R.H. Prince Frederick William of Prussia
After Egron Sellif Lundgren (1815-75)
The marriage of H.R.H. Victoria, Princess Royal to H.R.H. Prince Frederick
After Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Sketches of the Princess Royal at her marriage
After Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Sketches of the Princess Royal at her marriage
Unknown Person
Wedding veil of Victoria, the Princess Royal
Unknown Person
The Princess Royal's wedding dress and train
Unknown Person
Victoria, the Princess Royal's wedding cake
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, at his confirmation
William Bambridge (1810-79)
Princess Alice at her confirmation
After Egron Sellif Lundgren (1815-75)
Prince Alfred's Confirmation
Unknown Person
Prince Alfred at his confirmation
Unknown Person
Prince Alfred at his confirmation
Attributed to William Bambridge (1810-79)
Princess Helena at her confirmation in Whippingham Church
After George Housman Thomas (1824-68)
The marriage of H.R.H. Princess Alice to H.R.H. Prince Louis of Hesse
Unknown Person
Princess Alice in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
Princess Alice in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
Princess Alice in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
The lace, veil and worn by Princess Alice
After William Powell Frith (1819-1909)
The marriage of the Prince of Wales with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark
After George Housman Thomas (1824-68)
The marriage of the Prince of Wales with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Princess Alexandra in her wedding dress
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Princess Alexandra in her wedding dress
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
The Prince and Princess of Wales on their wedding day
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901)
Princess Helena, Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice
Unknown Person
The Wedding Cake of the Prince and Princess of Wales
Unknown Person
Triumphal Arch at Eton
Unknown Person
Triumphal Arch at Slough
Unknown Person
Triumphal Arch erected in Thames Street, Windsor
Unknown Person
Triumphal Arch erected on Castle Hill, Windsor
Unknown Person
Dressing room prepared in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Unknown Person
Dressing room prepared in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Unknown Person
Dressing room prepared in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Unknown Person
Dressing room prepared in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
After George Housman Thomas (1824-68)
The Christening of H.R.H. Prince Albert Victor of Wales
Hills & Saunders (1852-2019)
Princess Louise (1848-1939) at her confirmation
Hills & Saunders (1852-2019)
Princess Louise (1848-1939) at her confirmation
Hills & Saunders (1852-2019)
Princess Louise (1848-1939) at her confirmation
After George Housman Thomas (1824-68)
The Confirmation of H.R.H. Prince Arthur in Whippingham Church
After Christian Karl Magnussen (1821-96)
The marriage of Princess Helena to Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
Unknown Person
Princess Helena (1846-1923) in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
Princess Helena (1846-1923) in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
Princess Helena (1846-1923) in her wedding dress
Hills & Saunders (1852-2019)
Princess Louise (1848-1939) in her wedding dress
Hills & Saunders (1852-2019)
Princess Louise (1848-1939) in her wedding dress
Hills & Saunders (1852-2019)
Princess Louise (1848-1939) in her wedding dress
Hills & Saunders (1852-2019)
Princess Louise (1848-1939) in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
The veil worn by Princess Louise (1848-1939) at her marriage
Unknown Person
Princess Louise's wedding cake, 21 March 1871
Unknown Person
Whippingham Church
After Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902)
The Marriage of The Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, The Russian Ceremony
After Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902)
The Marriage of The Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, The English Ceremony
After Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902)
The arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle
Unknown Person
The Sitting Room, Windsor Castle
Unknown Person
The Sitting Room, Windsor Castle
Unknown Person
The Bedroom, Windsor Castle
Unknown Person
The Dressing Room at Windsor Castle
Unknown Person
The wedding cake of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Unknown Person
The Sitting Room at Claremont House
Unknown Person
Bedroom at Claremont House
Unknown Person
Dressing room at Claremont House
Unknown Person
Dressing room at Claremont House
Unknown Person
The wedding cake of the Duke and Duchess of Albany
Unknown Person
The Duke and Duchess of Albany in a carriage
Unknown Person
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) in her wedding dress
Unknown Person
The interior view of Whippingham Church
Attributed to? W & D Downey (active 1855-1941)
Wedding Group with Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg
Unknown Person
Corridor and staircase, Osborne House
Unknown Person
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) in her going-away dress
Attributed to? W & D Downey (active 1855-1941)
Wedding guests
Unknown Person
Alexandra, Princes of Wales and her daughters
Unknown Person
The Grand Duke of Hesse with his children
Unknown Person
Tent for the wedding breakfast
Unknown Person
Tent for the wedding breakfast
Unknown Person
Triumphal Arch, Balmoral
Unknown Person
Triumphal Arch, Balmoral
Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921)
Decoration at foot of stairs, Osborne
Unknown Person
Princess Beatrice's fan used on her wedding day
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