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    DUDLEY CHARLES FITZGERALD, 24TH BARON DE ROS (1827-1907)

    Princess Helena (1846-1923)

    Feb 1860

    Albumen print | 10.7 x 8.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2900244

    Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Helena (1846-1923) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She rests her right hand on a nearby table and places her left hand on her stomach. There is a hat on the table, and drapery on the far left side of the photograph. She wears a double-breasted coat, striped skirt, striped stockings and boots.

    • Creator(s)

      Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907) (photographer)

    • Princefs Helena/ Feby 1860./ Col. De Ros.

    • 10.7 x 8.4 cm (image)

      31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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