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John Simpson (1811-71)
Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901), 20 March 1856 inscribed 1856
Enamel on porcelain | 16.5 x 12.4 cm (sight) | RCIN 408956
Queen's Sitting Room, Osborne House
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Full-length portrait, standing, facing three-quarters to the left, gazing down at a prayer book which she holds before her; wearing a white confirmation dress & standing before a wall decorated with gothic carving, a red drapery on the right. From a photograph by William Bambridge.
Provenance
Given to Prince Albert by Queen Victoria, 24th December 1856; recorded at Osborne House in 1876
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Medium and techniques
Enamel on porcelain
Measurements
16.5 x 12.4 cm (sight)
24.7 x 20.7 x 2.0 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901), on her confirmation day, March 20th, 1856
Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901), later Princess Frederick William of Prussia
