A half-length portait of Queen Kapiolani of Hawaii.

A half-length photographic portrait of Her Majesty Queen Kapiolani [Kapi'olani] of Hawaii. The sitter is in formal dress with a sash from her right shoulder across to her waist. She is looking to the left (viewer's right).

The print has the caption: 'H.M. Queen Kapiolani.' The photograph looks to have been taken in a photographic studio.

Captain Frederick Bedford was on board the ironclad HMS Triumph (1870) while serving on the Pacific Station in 1879. The ship visited Hawaii between 2 and 3 April 1879 when they departed at 10pm for Honolulu.

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ID:	ALB0025.26
Type:	Photographic print
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1876-1879
People:	Napelakapuokakaʻe, Kapiolani
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 150 mm x 102 mm
Parts:	Pacific Station in HMS Triumph (Photograph Album) A view of Cook's Monument on the shore of Kaelakekua Bay, Hawaii. (Photographic print) (ALB0025.14) A half-length portrait photograph of King David Kalakaua [Kalākaua] of Hawaii (Photographic print) (ALB0025.24) A group of three young women and one young man seated in front of dishes of food. (Photographic print) (ALB0025.25) A half-length portait of Queen Kapiolani of Hawaii. (Photographic print) (ALB0025.26) A view of the front of the 'Iolani Palace, Honolulu (Photographic print) (ALB0025.50)

A half-length portait of Queen Kapiolani of Hawaii.

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