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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)

    Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)

    c. 1880 after an original of Mar 1861

    Carbon print | 8.2 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2900500

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) seated on what appears to be a lounge, facing towards the camera. She turns her head three-quarters towards the left and looks ahead. She holds a hat trimmed with feathers in her hands. The lounge is draped with a patterned fabric.

    • Creator(s)

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

      Subject(s)

      Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)

    • 8.2 x 5.6 cm (image)

      31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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