Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)
'The Prince and Princess of Wales'; The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) on their wedding day
10 - 10 Mar 1863Albumen print handcoloured with watercolour | 8.6 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2914307
Hand-coloured photograph of a full length portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) standing together, facing slightly towards each other and looking towards the camera. The couple are dressed for their wedding. Princess Alexandra wears a white dress garlanded with orange blossom and myrtle and trimmed with Honiton lace, a flower hairpiece and a lace veil. The Prince wears Garter robes.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Subject(s)
King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)8.6 x 5.9 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Royal Weddings
- Brides
- Bridegrooms
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Orders (honour)
- Order of the Garter (England)
- Heraldry
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Insignia-Garter (heraldic)
- Insignia (heraldic)
- Orders (honour)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
