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Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography

      JOHN JABEZ EDWIN MAYALL (1813-1901)

      Queen Victoria (1819-1901)

      c.1860

      Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2912657

      Photograph showing full length portrait of Queen Victoria standing and facing three-quarters right. She faces down and leans her right arm against a balustrade that bears a Royal Crest near its base. She holds a fan in her right hand.

      • Creator(s)

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

        Subject(s)

        Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

      • 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image)

        9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)

      • HM Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland. [Box: Q. Victoria & P. Albert]

      • Subject(s)
        • Science, Medicine and Technology
          • Industries, Crafts and Trades
            • Clothing
              • Fans
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
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