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John Jabez Edwin Mayall — The Crown Princess of Prussia

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

The Crown Princess of Prussia

1861

Enhanced with delicate hand-applied colors, the portrait of Victoria, the Princess Royal, demonstrates the Victorian desire to bridge photography's documentary power with painting's chromatic richness.

Medium
Albumen print with applied coloring

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John Jabez Edwin Mayall, The Crown Princess of Prussia, 1861

Enhanced with delicate hand-applied colors, the portrait of Victoria, the Princess Royal, demonstrates the Victorian desire to bridge photography's documentary power with painting's chromatic richness.

Medium
Albumen print with applied coloring
Year
1861
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Hand-Colored, Victorian, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, British, Formal

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