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King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, when Prince and Princess of Wales 1881
Albumen print | 13.3 x 8.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2903647
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Photograph showing the Prince and Princess of Wales standing together in front of a painted backdrop. The Princess is wearing a fur-trimmed velvet jacket and hat; the Prince is wearing coat and top hat and holding a cane in his right hand. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, like his father, the Prince Consort, was keenly aware of the advantages of modern technology. In the early 1880s the Prince was eager to investigate the possibilities of electricity. The Prince and Princess of Wales spent a week in Paris in October 1881 to visit the 'Electric Exhibition'. While in Paris they also went to see Monsieur Liébert, a photographer who made use of electricity to light his studio, and this photograph is the result of the visit.
Provenance
Acquired by King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
13.3 x 8.5 cm (image)
30.5 x 23.7 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
The Prince and Princess of Wales [1881] [in Portraits of Royal Children Vol.27 1880-1881]