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MARY THORNYCROFT (1809-95)

Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) when Princess of Wales

Signed and dated 1863

RCIN 2094

Bust depicting the Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra, wearing a brooch (RCIN 14645) mounted with one of the ancient Egyptian scarabs brought back by the Prince of Wales in 1862 and presented to her as part of a wedding gift in March 1863. Purchased by Queen Victoria in August 1863

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