Hills & Saunders (1852-2019)
Princess Marie of Hesse (1874-78) May 1875
Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.1 cm (sight) | RCIN 2932961
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Photograph of Princess Marie of Hesse aged approximately one year and seated in full length, facing three-quarters to the left. She wears a white dress.
Princess Marie was the fifth daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. Her maternal grandmother was Queen Victoria. She died aged 4 years after contracting diphtheria on the 16 November 1878, closely followed by her mother, Alice, who also died from diphtheria on the 14 December 1878. -
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Albumen print
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8.5 x 5.1 cm (sight)
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