Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
PRINCE ALFRED, DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND SAXE-COBURG & GOTHA (1844-1900)
The Honourable Mrs Wellesley (1831-1919), wife of the Dean of Windsor
1862Albumen print | 8.0 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2906932
Photograph of Mrs Wellesley standing, facing right, her face captured in profile. She gazes down. She places her right hand in her coat pocket and holds a small posy of flowers in her left hand. She poses in front of a stone wall, against which grows a plant.
Creator(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) (photographer)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900) (royal creator)
8.0 x 5.6 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
The Hon. Mrs Wellesley, 1862 [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
Acquired by Queen Victoria
