Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
The Duchess of Connaught (1860-1917), when Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, in her wedding dress 1879
Albumen print | 13.4 x 9.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2905671
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, later the Duchess of Connaught (1860-1917), standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She gazes downwards. She holds a bouquet in front of her body with both hands. She wears a wedding dress and a floral crown with a long lace veil attached.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught (1860-1917) -
13.4 x 9.4 cm (image)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- visual works
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