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    CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)

    Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78)

    Jun 1861

    Albumen print | 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2900532

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78), standing, facing a quarter to the right. She turns her head towards the left and looks downwards. She holds a fan in her right hand. She poses beside a high table on which sits a mirror and a pile of books. Princess Alice places her left elbow on the book and her left hand to her face. Her face is reflected in the mirror behind her.

    • Creator(s)

      Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)

    • 8.7 x 5.6 cm (image)

      31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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