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GEORGE PINER CARTLAND

Prince Alexander of Battenburg (1886-1960)

c.1888-90

Albumen print hand-coloured in watercolour | 14.5 x 9.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2914337

Hand painted photograph of a full length portrait of Prince Alexander Mountbatten, later the Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886-1960), as a young boy. He stands on a chair and faces slightly towards the left. He wears a gown with a wide sash.

  • Creator(s)

    George Piner Cartland (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Prince Alexander, Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886-1960)

  • 14.5 x 9.9 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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