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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

After William Powell Frith (1819-1909)

The marriage of the Prince of Wales with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark c. 1865

Albumen print | 17.9 x 25.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2905619

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Photograph of a painting depicting the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on 10 March 1863. At the top right corner of the painting, Queen Victoria looks down on the ceremony.

The painting is held in the Royal Collection, RCIN 404545.
  • Creator(s)

    After William Powell Frith (1819-1909) (artist)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
    King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
    Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)
    Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)
    Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
    Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
    Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
    Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
    Archbishop of Canterbury
    Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)
  • 17.9 x 25.2 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Social customs
          • Marriage
            • Wedding ceremonies
            • Royal Weddings
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Berkshire [England]
              • Windsor [Berkshire]
                • Windsor Castle
                  • Lower Ward [Windsor Castle]
                    • St George's Chapel [Windsor Castle]
                  • Interiors of Windsor Castle