Georg Emil Hansen (1833-91)
Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (1847-1928) when Princess Dagmar of Denmark c.1865
Albumen print | 9.8 x 6.1 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2926741
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Carte-de-visite photograph of Princess Dagmar of Denmark, later Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia. She is standing facing right but with her head turned towards the camera. Her hands are resting on the chair beside her to the right and she is holding a closed fan. She is wearing an evening dress with a full skirt and has strings of pearls around her neck and right wrist. There is a bow in her hair. Princess Dagmar of Denmark married the future Alexander III, Emperor of Russia in November 1866 at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg. They had six children including Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia.
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
9.8 x 6.1 cm (image) (image)