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John Jabez Edwin Mayall — H.R.H. The Princess Alice

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

H.R.H. The Princess Alice

1861

Part of Mayall's groundbreaking series of royal portraits, the photograph of Queen Victoria's second daughter showcases the crisp detail and tonal range that made albumen prints the preferred medium for formal portraiture.

Medium
Albumen print

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John Jabez Edwin Mayall, H.R.H. The Princess Alice, 1861

Part of Mayall's groundbreaking series of royal portraits, the photograph of Queen Victoria's second daughter showcases the crisp detail and tonal range that made albumen prints the preferred medium for formal portraiture.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1861
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Figural, Victorian, Albumen Print, 19th Century, Photograph, Portrait, Sepia, Royal, British, Formal

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