Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Young girl in 18th-century fancy dress
c.1859Albumen print | 11.7 x 8.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2906807
Photograph of an unidentified young girl standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head towards the camera. The young girl wears an 18th-century costume and holds a fan. The subject may have been a guest at the Juvenile Bal Costumé at Buckingham Palace on 7th April 1859.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
11.7 x 8.1 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Young Girl in Eighteenth-Century Fancy Dress [Photographic Portraits Vol.3/61 1856-1863]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- History of costume
- Costume-18C
- History of costume
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Toys and Decorations
- Theatrical costumes
- Costume-Fancy Dress
- Theatrical costumes
- Toys and Decorations
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Social sciences
