Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
'The Queen and Princess of Wales'; Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925)
Mar 1863Albumen print hand-coloured with watercolour | 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2914315
Hand-coloured photograph of a full length double portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) posed with a bust of Prince Albert (1819-61). Queen Victoria is seated, on the right side of the photograph. She is dressed in mourning clothing and holds a book on her lap with both hands. Princess Alexandra stands beside her, on the left, facing three-quarters to the right and gazing down at her mother-in-law.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)8.7 x 5.7 cm (image)
- Commissioned by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Royal Weddings
- Brides
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
