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    JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)

    Princess Alexandra in her wedding dress

    Mar 1863

    Albumen print | 9.0 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2905621

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Alexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She wears a wedding dress, veil and a floral crown. There is a vase of flowers on a table in the background.

    • Creator(s)

      John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)

    • 9.0 x 5.7 cm (image)

      25.7 x 33.3 cm (page dimensions)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Subject(s)
      • Social sciences
        • Ethnology
          • Social customs
            • Marriage
              • Royal Weddings
              • Wedding Ceremonial Costume
                • Wedding dresses
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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