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Eleanor Lucy, Susan Evelyn and Victoria Alexandrina, daughters of Sir Michael and Lady Lucy Hicks Beach 1887
Albumen print | 19.6 x 14.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2907329
Unknown Person
Eleanor Lucy, Susan Evelyn and Victoria Alexandrina, daughters of Sir Michael and Lady Lucy Hicks Beach 1887
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Photograph of three young girls comprising from left to right: Susan Evelyn (1878-1965); Eleanor Lucy (1875-1960) who looks directly at the viewer and Victoria Alexandrina (b. 1879) who stands in left side profile. All wear lace caps.
Eleanor Lucy, Susan Evelyn and Victoria Alexandrina were the daughters of the Conservative Politician Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St Aldwyn (1837-1916) and his wife Lady Lucy Catherine Fortescue. The representation of Britannia that appears on the 1902 florin designed by the British medallist George William de Saulles, was based on a study of Susan Hicks-Beach.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
19.6 x 14.1 cm (image)
28.2 x 23.0 cm (page dimensions)
29.1 x 25.4 x 5.7 cm (album)
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Alternative title(s)
Eleanor Lucy, Susan Evelyn and Victoria Alexandrina, daughters of Sir Michael and Lady Lucy Hicks Beach, 1887. [Album: Photographic Portraits vol.5/63 1875-1889]
