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 Russian Ceremony
c. 1870Albumen print with watercolour over painting | 10.6 x 12.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2905662
Hand coloured photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the Russian ceremony for the marriage of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Marie of Russia
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)10.6 x 12.5 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Royal Weddings
- Wedding ceremonies
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Places
- Europe
- Russia
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
