Hills & Saunders (1852-2019)
Prince Leopold of Battenberg, later Lord Leopold Mountbatten (1889-1922) 12 - 12 Mar 1892
6.9 x 3.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2905086
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Head and shoulders photographic portrait of Prince Leopold, aged two, looking to front over the back of the chair on which he kneels. His right arm on the back of the chair, a flower in his right hand.
Prince Leopold was the second son of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice, and grandson of Queen Victoria. Despite his haemophilia, he had a successful career in the Army and served in the First World War. He died of complications from a hip operation on 23 April 1922. -
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6.9 x 3.5 cm (image)
30.2 x 24.0 cm (page dimensions)
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Prince Leopold of Battenberg, 1892 [in Portraits of Royal Children Vol.40 1891-1893]