A pen and ink drawing showing a female figure in nineteenth-century dress. The figure is shown full-length, standing and facing forward. She is wearing a long cloak over a full skirt and a short veil over her face. She has both hands hidden inside a muff. Inscribed lower right: 1861

Madame de Coninck, formally Madame Maria de Hocédé, was the French Governess to Queen Victoria's children from 20 January 1859. Coninck was a favourite of Princess Alice and Princess Louise, who each presented her with an album of drawings (RCIN 981663 & RCIN 981664) before she left to remarry in July 1863. For other items in this volume see RCIN 981663.