Photograph of Maria Feodorovna, Dowager Empress of Russia. She is standing facing slightly to the right and is holding a fan and a pair of gloves. She is wearing Imperial Court dress consisting of a heavily embroidered dress, a sash, a diamond necklace and a small crown. The photograph is signed 'Aunt Minny 1898' in the lower right corner. Maria Feodorovna, born Princess Dagmar of Denmark, was the consort of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia. She was known as Dowager Empress during the reign of her son Nicholas II.