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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    WILLIAM GEORGE LACY (D. 1861)

    Grand Duchess Alexandra Iossifovna of Russia (1830-1911)

    1862

    Albumen print | 8.8 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2908002

    Photograph of a full length portrait of the Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia (1830-1911) seated facing three-quarters to the left, her head turned to the front. She rests her right elbow on a small side table on which there is a small box with its lid open.

    • Creator(s)

      William George Lacy (d. 1861) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia (1830-1911)

    • 8.8 x 5.6 cm (image)

      9.7 x 6.4 cm (mount)

      22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

      23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

    • The Grand Duchess Constantine, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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