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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

    UNKNOWN PERSON

    Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Denmark

    1862

    Albumen print | 8.6 x 5.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2907992

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alexandra, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), seated, facing three-quarters to the left. She gazes ahead, away from the camera, and poses with her hands on her lap. She wears a checked dress.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)

    • 8.6 x 5.8 cm (image)

      9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)

      22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)

      23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)

    • Alexandra, daughter of Prince Christian of Denmark, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
            • cartes-de-visite
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