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UNKNOWN PERSON

The Duchess of Connaught, when Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917) in her wedding dress

1879

Albumen print | 13.4 x 9.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2905669

Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, later the Duchess of Connaught (1860-1917), standing, facing right. She holds a small book in her left hand and rests her right hand on the back of a chair. She wears a short sleeved wedding dress decorated with flowers and a floral crown attached to a long lace veil.  

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught (1860-1917)

  • 13.4 x 9.5 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Social customs
          • Marriage
            • Wedding Ceremonial Costume
              • Wedding dresses
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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