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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)

    Princess Charlotte (1860-1919)

    Jul 1861

    Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2900519

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Charlotte (1860-1919) seated on a chair in front of a balustrade, facing towards the camera. She looks towards the left. She appears to holds a flower in her right hand. A floral arrangement in an epergne is positioned in front of her.

    • Creator(s)

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

      Subject(s)

      Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860-1919)

    • annotation: Princefs Charlotte,/ Daughter of Prince & Princefs Frederic William of Prussia./ July 1861./ [lower right corner] Mayall. [beneath work]

    • 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image)

      31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

    • Acquired by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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