Princess Louise, Princess Helena, Princess Beatrice, Prince Alfred, Princess Alice and Queen Victoria, Buckingham Palace 29 - 29 Feb 1860
Albumen print | 11.5 x 15.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906822
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Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907)
Princess Louise, Princess Helena, Princess Beatrice, Prince Alfred, Princess Alice and Queen Victoria, Buckingham Palace 29 - 29 Feb 1860
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Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907)
- 29 - 29 Feb 1860
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Photograph of a group taken outside at Buckingham Palace. From left to right: Princess Louise, Princess Helena, Princess Beatrice, Prince Alfred wearing a Naval uniform, Princess Alice and Queen Victoria.
The photograph was taken the day after the return home of Prince Alfred, who was training for a career in the Royal Navy, had just passed 'a brilliant examination', and was now a midshipman. Colonel de Ros, at that time Equerry to the Prince Consort, was a keen photographer, and much of his work was placed in the royal photograph albums.
Provenance
Acquired by Prince Albert
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
11.5 x 15.0 cm (image)
28.4 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.5 x 25.0 x 5.0 cm (album)
Markings
annotation: Pcf Helena, Pce Alfred- The Queen/ Pfs Beatrice/ Pcf Louise- & Pfc Alice-/ Buckingham Palace- Feb: 28- 1860/ Col: Hon: D. De Ros [beneath work]
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Group portrait at Buckingham Palace