MARY THORNYCROFT (1809-95)
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) when Princess of Wales
Signed and dated 1863RCIN 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