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After Egron Sellif Lundgren (1815-75)

The Christening of Princess Beatrice in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace c. 1857

Albumen print | 17.5 x 23.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2905591

The Christening of Princess Beatrice in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace

After Egron Sellif Lundgren (1815-75)

The Christening of Princess Beatrice in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace c. 1857

©

The Christening of Princess Beatrice in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace

After Egron Sellif Lundgren (1815-75)

The Christening of Princess Beatrice in the private Chapel at Buckingham Palace c. 1857

©

Description

Photograph of a painting depicting the christening of Princess Beatrice at the chapel at Buckingham Palace ion 16 June 1857. Prince Albert and Queen Victoria stand on the left side of the composition with eight of their nine children.

This painting is held in the Royal Collection, RCIN 919914.

Provenance

Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
People involved

Creator(s)

After
Search the collection Egron Sellif Lundgren (1815-75)
(artist)

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(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944)

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Search the collection Lady Caroline Barrington (1799-1875)

Search the collection Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)

Search the collection Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Albumen print

albumen print

Measurements

17.5 x 23.5 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Greater London [England]
London [Greater London]
City of Westminster [London]
Buckingham Palace
Chapel [Buckingham Palace]
History
History of Europe
History of England & Great Britain
England & Great Britain-History (Victoria & House of Windsor 1837-)
England & Great Britain-History (Victoria 1837-1901)
General medieval and modern history (European history)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Astronomy
Geodesy & Surveying
Topography

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