Photograph of Maria Feodorovna, Dowager Empress of Russia. She is standing facing partly right with her hands resting on the chair beside her. She is wearing Imperial Court dress consisting of a heavily embroidered dress, a sash and a diamond necklace and tiarra. She is also wearing the insignia of the Order of St Catherine. The photograph is signed and dated 'Minny 1898'. 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.