Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Victoria, Princess Royal, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901), in her wedding dress
1800 after an original of 25 Jan 1858Carbon print | 3.6 x 3.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2900122
Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Victoria, the Princess Royal, later Empress of Germany (1840-1901) seated, facing slightly towards the right. She turns her head three-quarters to the right and gazes ahead, away from the camera. She wears a floral wreath with veil attached, earrings, a diamond necklace, gloves and a wedding dress, described by Queen Victoria (1819-1901) as: 'was of white moire antique, trimmed with 3 flounces of Honiton lace & wreaths & spray of orange flowers & myrtle'.
Photograph from daguerreotype taken before the wedding of the Princess Royal to Prince Frederick of Prussia, later Emperor of Germany (1831-88). Photograph taken at Buckingham Palace.
Creator(s)
After Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71) (photographer)
Victoria, Princess Royal in her wedding dress./ Buckingham Palace. 25. Jan: 1856./ From a Daguerreotype taken just before the ceremony./ By Williams.
3.6 x 3.0 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (whole object)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Brides
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Royal Weddings
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster
- Buckingham Palace
- City of Westminster
- London [Greater London]
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Social sciences
