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Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)
Mediterranean Cruise, March to May 1899 1899
Silver gelatin prints | 30.4 x 38.7 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2923470
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Green leather bound album covered in a cloth outer wrapping. Marbled endpapers with 72 pages. Includes gelatin photographs of the Mediterranean Cruise taken by Alexandra, Princess of Wales. RCINs 2923471 - 2923542. This is the second holiday album to be compiled by the Princess of Wales, displayed open to show the Princess and her two daughters, Princess Victoria and Maud, Princess Charles of Denmark, in Corfu. The Princess of Wales’s brother, formerly Prince William of Denmark, had been elected as King of the Hellenes in 1863, taking the name of King George I, and holidays in Greece subsequently became a favourite relaxation for the Princess.
Provenance
Acquired by Queen Alexandra when Princess of Wales
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Medium and techniques
Silver gelatin prints
Measurements
30.4 x 38.7 cm (page dimensions)
32.0 x 41.6 x 6.1 cm (album)
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Alternative title(s)
Album: Alexandra, Princess of Wales. Mediterranean Cruise. March-May 1899.
