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Her Majesty the Queen, and Her Grandson the Prince Albert Victor of Wales, Aged 12 months

Print
ca. 1865 (published)
Artist/Maker
McQueen & Co. (printer)
Holl, William (II) the Younger (engraver)
Hughes, Jabez (photographer)
Mitchell, John (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

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

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleHer 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
Printing Ink
Paper
Stipple
Engraving
Chine Colle
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.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 458mm (Note: max, irregular)
  • Sheet width: 356mm
  • Platemark height: 430mm
  • Platemark width: 332
  • Image height: 415mm (Note: paper on which image is printed)
  • Image width: 314mm (Note: paper on which image is mounted)
8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches
Marks and inscriptions
  • Her Majesty the Queen, / and / Her Grandson the Prince Albert Victor of Wales, / Aged 12 months. / Dedicated by permission to / Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. (Below image)
  • Engraved by Mr. Wm. Holl, from a Photograph by Mr. Jabez Hughes of Ryde. (Below image)
  • Published December 1st 1865, by John Mitchell, Bookseller & Publisher to Her Majesty, and Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, 33 Old Bpond Street, London. (Below Image)
  • Printed by McQueen. (Below image)
Gallery label
(22/05/2014)
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

Credit line
Given by Sir William Ingram
Subjects depicted
Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India (Queen)
Albert Victor Edward Prince, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4386-1914

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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