Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER NICHOLAS CHEVALIER (1828-1902)
The Marriage of The Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, The English Ceremony
c. 1877Albumen print with watercolour over painting | 11.8 x 12.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2905663
Hand coloured photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the English ceremony for the marriage of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Marie of Russia.
The watercolour is held in the Royal Collection, RCIN 920785.
Creator(s)
After Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902) (artist)
Subject(s)
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, Duchess Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1853-1920)11.8 x 12.8 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Royal Weddings
- Wedding ceremonies
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
