FRANZ XAVER WINTERHALTER (1805-73)
Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia (1830-1911)
1859RCIN 408615
This captivating portrait of the great grandmother of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh is testament to the artist’s skills as a society portraitist. Considered a great beauty in her youth, the sitter’s face and shoulders are meticulously described, while the materials of her fashionable dress are skilfully rendered to imitate the textures and transparency of the fabrics.
Bequeathed to HM The Queen for the Royal Collection, 2016
Bequeathed to HM The Queen for the Royal Collection, 2016