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DUDLEY CHARLES FITZGERALD, 24TH BARON DE ROS (1827-1907)

Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78)

Feb 1860

Albumen print | 12.1 x 8.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2900257

Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Alice, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-78) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks ahead, away from the camera. She rests her right hand on the back of a nearby chair.

  • Creator(s)

    Dudley Charles Fitzgerald, 24th Baron de Ros (1827-1907) (photographer)

  • Princefs Alice/ Feby 1860./ Capt De Ros.

  • 12.1 x 8.9 cm (image)

    31.0 x 24.7 cm (page dimensions)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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