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ATTRIBUTED TO MARY THORNYCROFT (1809-95)
Prince Alfred (1844-1900)
signed & dated 1845RCIN 34581
Marble carving of Prince Alfred's left arm
Queen Victoria commissioned 14 marble carvings of the arms, legs and feet of her children. In order to make them, a plaster cast was first taken while the child was sleeping, which was then later worked up in marble by the artist.
Queen Victoria commissioned 14 marble carvings of the arms, legs and feet of her children. In order to make them, a plaster cast was first taken while the child was sleeping, which was then later worked up in marble by the artist.
