Portraiture
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
1879Albumen 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.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
13.4 x 9.4 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Social sciences
