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The Princesses Amélie and Hélène of Orléans, daughters of the Count and Countess of Paris, with Prince Jean, Princess Marie and Princess Marguérite of Orléans, children of the Duke and Duchess of Chartres 1884
15.8 x 22.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2907279
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Photograph showing a family group sitting on rocks by a river or lake. Princess Amélie (1864-1951) sits on a rock with Princess Hélène (1871-1951) standing to her left. In front of Amélie is Princess Marie (1865-1909) with Prince Jean (1874-1940) sitting next to her. On his right, sits Princess Marguérite (1869-1940). Queen Victoria was on friendly terms with the family of King Louis-Philippe of France, to whom she was related by marriage: the King's daughter, Princess Louise, was the second wife of Queen Victoria's uncle, King Leopold I of the Belgians, and one of King Louis-Philippe's sons, the Duke of Nemours, married Queen Victoria's cousin, Princess Victoire of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The 1848 revolution in France forced the King to abdicate, and he fled with his family to England, where they lived for many years in exile. The young Prince and Princesses in the photograph are all great-grandchildren of the King.
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Acquired by Queen Victoria
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15.8 x 22.0 cm (image)
28.2 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.1 x 25.4 x 5.7 cm (album)
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The Princesses Amelia & Helena of Orleans, daughters of the Count & Countess of Paris, Prince Jean and the Princesses Marie & Marguerite, son & daughters of Chartres, 1884. [Album: Photographic Portraits Vol.5/63 1875-1889]
