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Dmitri Spiridonovich Zdobnov (1850-1913)
Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna with her family 1903
Gelatin silver print | 22.5 x 28.6 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2935507
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Photograph of Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna (1830-1911) with her family. She is sitting in a bath chair at the centre of the group, facing right and with a knitted blanket covering her legs. Standing beside her to the right linking arms are Queen Olga of the Hellenes (1851-1926), Grand Duchess Vera Constantinovna (1854-1912), Prince Gabriel Constantinovich (1887-1955), Grand Duchess Elisabeth Mavrikievna (1865-1927) and Prince John Constantinovich (1886-1918). Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (1888-1940) is sitting to the far right with a pram in the shape of a swan beside him. Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich (1858-1915) is standing to the left of the bath chair with his arm around Princess Tatiana Constantinovna (1890-1979). Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich (1860-1919) is sitting beside him to the far left. Sitting on the floor at the front of the group are Prince Constantine Constantinovich (1891-1918), Prince Igor Constantinovich (1894-1918) and Prince Oleg Constantinovich (1892-1914). This photograph shows Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna with four of her six children and a number of her grandchildren. It was taken at the Palace of Strelna, the coastal residence of the Constantinovich branch of the Imperial family.
Provenance
Presented to the Royal Collection in 2007
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
22.5 x 28.6 cm (image) (image)