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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

      ALEXANDER LAMONT HENDERSON (1838-1907)

      Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)

      1860-c.1870

      Photographic reproduction on enamel | 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 53568

      Slightly convex rectangular plaque enamelled with a portrait of a young Princess Beatrice. Princess Beatrice stands, facing towards the front and holds a posy.

      Photograph taken in June 1860.

      • Creator(s)

        Alexander Lamont Henderson (1838-1907) (enameller)

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

      • 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.3 cm (whole object)

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Subject(s)
        • People
          • Children
        • Social sciences
          • Ethnology
            • Social customs
              • Marriage
                • Bridesmaids
        • Science, Medicine and Technology
          • Construction
            • Structural parts of buildings
              • Stairs
                • Balustrades
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • enamels
            • plaques
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