Her Majesty the Queen, and Her Grandson the Prince Albert Victor of Wales, Aged 12 months
Print
ca. 1865 (published)
ca. 1865 (published)
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The Royal Family provided an ideal model of family life. Photography allowed them to be portrayed in more informal settings and these images, reproduced as engravings, became widely popular. This stipple engraving by the Queen’s publisher John Mitchell is copied from a photograph taken by Royal photographer (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes.
Object details
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| Title | Her Majesty the Queen, and Her Grandson the Prince Albert Victor of Wales, Aged 12 months (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stipple and line engraving, chine collé |
| Brief description | Portrait of Queen Victoria with her infant grandson Prince Albert Victor of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Avondale; stipple and line engraving, engraved by William Holl the Younger after a photograph by Jabez Hughes; published by John Mitchell about 1865. |
| Physical description | Oval portrait of Queen Victoria seated in a patterned armchair, with her grandson Prince Albert Victor of Wales on her lap. |
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| Gallery label | PORTRAIT of Queen Victoria with her infant grandson Prince Albert Victor of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
About 1865
The Royal Family provided an ideal model of family life. Photography allowed them to be portrayed in more informal settings. These images, reproduced as engravings, became widely popular. This stipple engraving is copied from a photograph taken by Royal photographer (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes.
Stipple, etching and engraving
Engraved by William Holl the Younger (born in Plaistow, Essex, 1807, died in London, 1871) copied from a photograph by (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes (born in London, 1819, died on the Isle of Wight, 1884); published in London by John Mitchell; printed by McQueen & Co.
Given by Sir William Ingram
Museum no. E.4386-1914
(22/05/2014) |
| Credit line | Given by Sir William Ingram |
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| Summary | The Royal Family provided an ideal model of family life. Photography allowed them to be portrayed in more informal settings and these images, reproduced as engravings, became widely popular. This stipple engraving by the Queen’s publisher John Mitchell is copied from a photograph taken by Royal photographer (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes. |
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| Accession number | E.4386-1914 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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