Wedding portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Hay Wrightson (1874 - 1949)
Category
Photographs
Date
1935
Materials
Paper, Card
Measurements
675 x 490 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522957
Summary
A monochrome gelatine silver photograph in portrait format, depicting a full-length wedding portrait of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, on their wedding day in 1935. The image is mounted on paper which is pasted to heavy white card (now discoloured). The card is damaged - top left corner missing. There are tabs attached on each corner on verso, originally with wire loops (only one present now). Markings: Recto: Handwritten in pencil immediately below the image: bottom left is the photographer's signature: "Hay Wrightson" and bottom right: "London". Verso: Handwritten in black ink in the centre of the mount: "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester by Hay Wrightson, 41 New Bond Street, London W1" and below this is an ink stamp: "Copyright".
Makers and roles
Hay Wrightson (1874 - 1949), photographer and publisher