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LEONIDA CALDESI (1823-91)
Princess Helena and Princess Louise
7 Apr 1859Salted paper print | 9.2 x 7.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2915699
Photograph of a full length double portrait of Princess Helena and Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll, standing, facing slightly towards each other and looking at the camera. The princesses wear costumes intended to represent Swiss peasants. This includes a hat decorated with flowers, knee-length dresses with full skirts and fingerless gloves.
The princesses are dressed for the Bal Costume at Buckingham Palace.
Creator(s)
Leonida Caldesi (1823-91) (photographer)
9.2 x 7.1 cm (image)
- Acquired and arranged by Prince Arthur
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-Peasant
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- Social sciences
