1857 (26 May) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and nine children

From Wikimedia.

Queen Victoria had nine children and this ensures the rigor of the date - the infant Princess Beatrice was born on 14 April 1857.

This photo is a treasure because it is rigorously dated to the early crinoline era. It shows the sleeves are flared into what were known as pagoda sleeves, a style that would persist for six more years. Princess Alice's dress (l.) is plainly supported by a cage crinoline.

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