[LEININGEN (Marie, née Princess of Baden, 1834-1899, wife of Prince Ernst of LEININGEN)

Fine unsigned hand tinted carte-de-visite photograph by C. Silvy showing her full length standing in a full-skirted purple dress, in front of a fantasy mountain landscape, 4" x 2½", 38 Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, no date but circa

The Princess was a daughter of Leopold, 1790-1852, from 1830 Grand Duke of Baden. In 1858 she married Ernst, 1830-1904, 4th Prince of Leiningen. He became an Admiral in the British Navy and was Commander-in-Chief, The Nore. His father, Karl, 3rd Prince, was a half-brother of Queen Victoria.
Camille-Léon-Louis SILVY(1834-1910) was a French photographer, primarily active in London.

Item Date:  1865

Stock No:  40723      £125

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