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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

    DR ERNST BECKER (1826-88)

    'The Queen, the Prince, Royal Family and Court on the Staircase of the Terrace'

    c.1870 after an 1854 original

    Carbon print of an original albumen print | 8.4 x 11.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2800672

    Photograph of a full length, group portrait of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, members of the royal family and court posed on the staircase of the terrace at Osborne.

    Photograph taken on 24 May 1854.

    • Creator(s)

      Dr Ernst Becker (1826-88) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
      Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61)
      King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
      Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)

    • 8.4 x 11.0 cm (whole object)

    • From an album collected and arranged by Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Construction
          • Structural parts of buildings
            • Stairs
              • Staircases
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Isle of Wight [England]
                • Osborne Estate [Isle of Wight]
                  • Osborne House
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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