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print
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newspaper/periodical
Object Type
print
newspaper/periodical
Museum number
1896,1230.373
Title
Object:
The Duke and his bride, with the bridesmaids
Description
Portrait of Prince Albert Victor and new wife, Princess Mary with their ten bridesmaids on their wedding day, 1893, in Buckingham Palace; Princesses Victoria Melita, Alexandra, and Beatrice of Edinburgh; Princesses Maud and Victoria of Wales; Princesses Margaret and Patricia of Connaught; Princesses Alice and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg; and Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein; after a photograph by W & D Downey; illustration to 'The Illustrated London News' (15 July, 1893). Photomechanical print
Producer name
Print made by:
Georg Meisenbach
After:
W & D Downey
School/style
British
Production date
1893
Materials
paper
Technique
photomechanical print
Dimensions
Height:
235 millimetres
(image)
Width:
291 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Cataloguing supported by the Pilgrim Trust
Location
Not on display
Subjects
marriage/wedding
Associated names
Portrait of:
George V, King of the United Kingdom
Portrait of:
Mary, Queen of George V
Portrait of:
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Portrait of:
Princess Alexandra
Portrait of:
Princess Beatrice
Portrait of:
Princess Maud of Wales
Portrait of:
Louise, Princess Royal
Portrait of:
Princess Margaret
Portrait of:
Lady Patricia Ramsay
Portrait of:
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Portrait of:
Victoria Eugénie, Queen of Spain
Portrait of:
Princess Helena Victoria
Associated places
Associated with:
Buckingham Palace
Associated events
Associated Event:
Marriage of Prince George of Wales and Princess Mary of Teck 1893
Associated titles
Associated Title:
The Illustrated London News
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1896
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1896,1230.373