Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)
Mar 1861Albumen print | 8.2 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2900494
Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She holds a light coloured hat trimmed with feathers in front of her. She poses beside a table draped with a patterned fabric.
Creator(s)
John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)
Princefs Beatrice./ March 1861./ [lower right corner] Mayall.
8.2 x 5.6 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)
- Acquired by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria