Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)
'The Honourable Flora McDonald, The Queen, The Marchioness of Ely [and] Prince Arthur'
21 Aug 1854Salted paper print | 14.7 x 18.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906552
Photograph of a full length group portrait of the Honourable Flora McDonald, Queen Victoria, Prince Arthur and Jane, Marchioness of Ely. McDonald is seated on the ground on the far left. Queen Victoria is seated on a stone bench at the centre of the group. She holds the right hand of Prince Arthur. The Marchioness of Ely stands facing three-quarters to the left. Photograph taken at Osborne.
Creator(s)
Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)
14.7 x 18.3 cm (image)
28.2 x 22.9 cm (page dimensions)
Group, Osborne, Aug 21 1854 [Photographic Portraits. Vol 1/59 (1853-1857)]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Isle of Wight [England]
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Osborne House
- Lower Terrace [Osborne House]
- Osborne House
- Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
- Isle of Wight [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Places