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After Eugene-Louis Lami (1800-90)

The Christening of Prince Arthur in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace c. 1855

Albumen print | 8.9 x 20.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2905588

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The Christening of Prince Arthur 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 c. 1855

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Photograph of a painting depicting the christening of Prince Arthur at the chapel at Buckingham Palace. Towards the centre of the composition is Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, the Princess Royal, the Prince of Wales, Princess Alice and Prince Alfred.

This painting is held in the Royal Collection, RCIN 919915.

  • People involved

    Creator(s)

    After Eugene-Louis Lami (1800-90) (artist)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)
    Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
    Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)
    Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)

  • Measurements

    8.9 x 20.5 cm (image)

  • Provenance

    Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subjects

    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Greater London [England]
              • London [Greater London]
                • City of Westminster
                  • Buckingham Palace
                    • Chapel [Buckingham Palace]
    • History
      • History of Europe
        • History of England & Great Britain
          • England & Great Britain-History (Victoria & House of Windsor 1837-)
            • England & Great Britain-History (Victoria 1837-1901)
        • General medieval and modern history (European history)
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Astronomy
        • Geodesy & Surveying
          • Topography
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