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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) in her going-away dress

    1885

    Albumen print | 20.9 x 16 cm (image) | RCIN 2905689

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She rests her right hand on a screen and holds an umbrella in her left hand. She is dressed in in her going-away dress, following her wedding.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)

    • 20.9 x 16 cm (image)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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