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Brush-work is evident in parts of the image.<br><br><b>Ownership & Use</b><br>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.<br><br><b>People</b><br>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.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>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. 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It is likely that the original photograph was overpainted and then a copy photograph was produced","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Caldesi & Montecchi","id":"A9053"},"association":{"text":"photographers","id":"AAT25687"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Colnaghi","id":"A24954"},"association":{"text":"publisher","id":"AAT25574"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative; an almost contemporary copy of an overpainted or retouched original","categories":[{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2006AN0019","2006AN0865"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLF","id":"THES49656"},"free":"","case":"X","shelf":"39","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"photograph","id":"AAT46300"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1857","earliest":"1857-01-01","latest":"1857-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Townshend Bequest","dimensions":[],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"19thC; Caldesi & Montecchi, Queen Victoria & family, 1857","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and empress of India)","id":"N834"},{"text":"Albert (Prince consort, consort of Queen Victoria)","id":"N1977"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"Family","id":"AAT55474"},{"text":"statues","id":"AAT47600"},{"text":"portrait","id":"AAT15637"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\r\nThe Royal Family provided an ideal model of family life. Photography allowed them to be portrayed in more informal settings and these images became widely popular. This photograph was taken at Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, soon after the birth of Princess Beatrice, the last child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["68021"],"accessionNumberNum":"68021","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":null,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-11-25","recordCreationDate":"1999-12-15","availableToBook":false}}