Unknown Person
The Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna (1853-1920) 1872
Albumen print | 8.9 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2908415
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Carte-de-visite photograph of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, second daughter of Alexander II. The portrait is taken in a vignette format and shows a frontal view of the sitter, whose head is turned towards the right of the image. The sitter's hair is arranged in a centre parting and a chignon. She is wearing a pale coloured dress, trimmed with lace and ribbon detail and she wears a pendant on a black silk choker at her neck.
In 1874 she married Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was the only Romanov to marry into the British Royal Family.Provenance
Collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
8.9 x 5.9 cm (image)
9.8 x 6.3 cm (mount)
22.2 x 17.3 cm (page dimensions)
24.0 x 19.4 x 6.1 cm (album)
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