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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

      AFTER THOMAS RICHARD WILLIAMS (1825-71)

      Enamel of Victoria, Princess Royal on her wedding day

      1858

      Photographic reproduction on enamel | 3.3 x 2.7 x 0.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 53571

      A slightly convex oval enamel plaque showing a photographic reproduction of Victoria, Princess Royal, in her wedding dress. The Princess Royal is shown in a half length portrait, seated, facing three-quarters to the right.

      An inscription on the back reads: 'Victoria / Princess Royal / in her Wedding Dress / 1858 / from a photo'

      • Creator(s)

        After Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71) (photographer)

        Subject(s)

        Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)

      • 3.3 x 2.7 x 0.2 cm (whole object)

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Subject(s)
        • Social sciences
          • Ethnology
            • Social customs
              • Marriage
                • Wedding Ceremonial Costume
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • enamels
            • plaques
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