Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
After Sir George Hayter (1792-1871)
The Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert c. 1855
Albumen print | RCIN 2905580
Photograph of a painting of the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
The ceremony took place on the morning of 10 February 1840 in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert clasp hands at the altar rails, before the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The painting is held in the Royal Collection, RCIN 407165.
The ceremony took place on the morning of 10 February 1840 in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert clasp hands at the altar rails, before the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The painting is held in the Royal Collection, RCIN 407165.
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Creator(s)
After Sir George Hayter (1792-1871) (artist)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)Archbishop of CanterburySir George Hayter (1792-1871)Queen Adelaide of the United Kingdom (1792-1849)Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge (1797-1889)Archbishop of YorkField Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) -
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Royal Weddings
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Book of Common Prayer
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Architectural design
- Architectural decoration & motifs
- Tracery
- Architectural decoration & motifs
- Architectural design
- Architecture
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster
- St James's Palace
- Chapel Royal [St James's Palace]
- St James's Palace
- City of Westminster
- London [Greater London]
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- visual works
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