Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860-1919) c.1870
Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2908534
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Carte-de-visite half length photograph of Princess Charlotte of Prussia. The subject is shown in three quarter view, facing towards the left of the image. Her hair is arranged in a centre parting and a chignon. She is wearing drop earrings and a large oval locket, adorned with a cross, on a chain around her neck. She is wearing a dark coloured silk gown with a high neck, fastened with a prominent bow, with pleating on the bodice and the sleeves.
Princess Charlotte was the second child born to Prince Frederick of Prussia and Princess Victoria. In 1878 Charlotte married her second cousin Duke Bernhard III of Saxe-Meiningen and the couple had one daughter, Princess Feodora.Provenance
Collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
8.7 x 5.7 cm (image)
10.4 x 6.5 cm (mount)
22.2 x 17.3 cm (page dimensions)
24.0 x 19.4 x 6.1 cm (album)
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