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Princess Elizabeth of Hesse, later Grand Duchess Serge of Russia (1864-1918) Signed and dated 1880
Oil on canvas | 39.8 x 36.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 400778
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Princess Elizabeth (1864-1918) was one of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters and she was staying at Balmoral with her sister Princess Victoria in the summer of 1880 when this portrait was painted. Queen Victoria enjoyed their company – she wrote: ‘The dear girls are a g.t pleasure ... Victoria is very clever – & excessively determined and downright yet most amiable. Ella is so lovely, & so very sweet & attentive – so affectionate & gentle’. Signed and dated: H. Schmiechen / 1880. Inscribed on the back with the names of the artist and sitter and the date, 1880.
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Painted for Queen Victoria.
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
39.8 x 36.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
58.6 x 54.5 x 6.7 cm (frame, external)
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H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth of Hesse Damstadt (1864-1918)