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The Duchess of Albany, Princess Alice and the Duke of Albany, Princes Alexander and Leopold and Princess Victoria Eugènie of Battenberg, Claremont Apr 1890
Gelatin silver print | 15.8 x 18.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2904883
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Photograph by the steps of Claremont, showing the Duchess of Albany with her two children, Princess Alice (riding on the rocking horse) and Charles Edward, Duke of Albany (wearing kilt), and Princes Alexander and Leopold and Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg. Helen, Duchess of Albany, was the widow of Queen Victoria's youngest son, Leopold, Duke of Albany, who had died in 1884. She and her two children, Princess Alice (riding on the rocking horse) and Charles Edward, Duke of Albany (wearing a kilt), lived at Claremont, near Esher in Surrey, and can here be seen with the three children of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg.
Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
15.8 x 18.9 cm (image)
30.5 x 24.0 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Group, Claremont 1890 [in Portraits of Royal Children Vol.38 1889-1890]
