A GIFT FROM THE DUCHESS OF ARGYLL AT THE TIME OF HER BROTHER'S ENGAGEMENT LOUISE CAROLINE (1848-1939, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, Duchess of Argyll, Sculptress)

Carte-de-visite photo of her sister in law Princess ALEXANDRA (of Denmark, 1844-1925, Queen of Edward VII), inscribed underneath the image "from Louise" and signed and dated again on the verso, the image shows the young Princess full length in a lovely full dress, 4¼" x 2¼", no place,

At the age of sixteen Princess Alexandra was chosen as the future wife of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent of Queen Victoria. They married eighteen months later in 1863, the same year her father became King Christian IX of Denmark and her brother was appointed as King George I of Greece. She was Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1901, the longest anyone has ever held that title, and became generally popular; her style of dress and bearing were copied by fashion-conscious women.

Item Date:  1862

Stock No:  40309      £175

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