The Royal Family on the terrace at Osborne House
Photograph
1857 (made)
1857 (made)
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Object Type
This photograph has been re-touched to improve its appearance and flatter the sitters. Brush-work is evident in parts of the image.
Ownership & Use
This photograph formed part of the 19th-century collection of Chauncy Hare Townshend. His photographs adorned the walls of his London home or were kept in portfolios and presses. He bequeathed many of the best items in his collection to the Museum in 1868.
People
Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, was born in April 1857. Soon after the birth, the Queen and her family went to stay at their retreat, Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. The family were photographed there in May by the photographer Caldesi who was summoned from London.
Materials & Making
Images of the royal family were often retouched by painting directly on to a photographic print. The effect was to enhance tones or colours and to flatter the sitters. The resulting hybrid painted photograph was often re-photographed for wide and popular distribution.
This photograph has been re-touched to improve its appearance and flatter the sitters. Brush-work is evident in parts of the image.
Ownership & Use
This photograph formed part of the 19th-century collection of Chauncy Hare Townshend. His photographs adorned the walls of his London home or were kept in portfolios and presses. He bequeathed many of the best items in his collection to the Museum in 1868.
People
Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, was born in April 1857. Soon after the birth, the Queen and her family went to stay at their retreat, Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. The family were photographed there in May by the photographer Caldesi who was summoned from London.
Materials & Making
Images of the royal family were often retouched by painting directly on to a photographic print. The effect was to enhance tones or colours and to flatter the sitters. The resulting hybrid painted photograph was often re-photographed for wide and popular distribution.
Object details
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| Title | The Royal Family on the terrace at Osborne House |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative; an almost contemporary copy of an overpainted or retouched original |
| Brief description | 19thC; Caldesi & Montecchi, Queen Victoria & family, 1857 |
| Physical description | The royal family are seen on the terrace of their fashionable 'marine' residence at Osborne on the Isle of Wight. Technically the photograph is quite mysterious, for it is heavily overpainted. It is likely that the original photograph was overpainted and then a copy photograph was produced |
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| Credit line | Townshend Bequest |
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| Summary | Object Type This photograph has been re-touched to improve its appearance and flatter the sitters. Brush-work is evident in parts of the image. Ownership & Use This photograph formed part of the 19th-century collection of Chauncy Hare Townshend. His photographs adorned the walls of his London home or were kept in portfolios and presses. He bequeathed many of the best items in his collection to the Museum in 1868. People Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, was born in April 1857. Soon after the birth, the Queen and her family went to stay at their retreat, Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. The family were photographed there in May by the photographer Caldesi who was summoned from London. Materials & Making Images of the royal family were often retouched by painting directly on to a photographic print. The effect was to enhance tones or colours and to flatter the sitters. The resulting hybrid painted photograph was often re-photographed for wide and popular distribution. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 68021 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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