Princess Alexandra of Anhalt-Dessau (1868-1958) 1875
Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2908492
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Carte-de-visite head and shoulders photograph of Princess Alexandra of Anhalt-Dessau, in a vignette format. The subject is shown in three quarter view, facing towards the right of the image. Her blonde, wavy hair is decorated by a ribbon and she is wearing a large oval locket on a choker around her neck. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder pale coloured silk gown, trimmed with lace.
Alexandra was the daughter of Duke Leopold Friedrich I of Anhalt-Dessau and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. In 1897 she married Furst Gunther Sizzo von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and the couple had three children.Provenance
Collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
8.5 x 5.7 cm (image)
9.7 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.2 x 17.3 cm (page dimensions)
24.0 x 19.4 x 6.1 cm (album)
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