Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
AFTER FRANZ XAVER WINTERHALTER (1805-73)
Wedding portrait of Queen Victoria
c. 1855Albumen print | 7.1 x 5.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2905581
Photograph of a painted half length portrait of Queen Victoria, facing three-quarters to the left. She wears her wedding dress, veil and a floral crown. The portrait (RCIN 400885) was painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter and was given to Prince Albert by Queen Victoria in 1847, to mark seven years since their marriage.
Creator(s)
After Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-73) (artist)
Subject(s)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)7.1 x 5.8 cm (whole object)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Social customs
- Marriage
- Wedding ceremonies
- Wedding Ceremonial Costume
- Wedding dresses
- Royal Weddings
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
