Beatrice, Princess
Neg. No: 9142
Neg. Size: CK
Neg. Date: NONE

Sitter: Sitter: HRH Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944), née Princess Beatrice (Mary Victoria Feodore) of Great Britain and Ireland.

Biog: Youngest daughter and companion of Queen Victoria; m. (1885) Prince Henry of Battenberg.

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Occasion: -

Location: The sitter's apartment at Kensington Palace, London ?

Pose: TQL seated, with book.

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Furniture and Props: -

Photographer: -

No of poses: 1.

Copyright: V&A Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Dictionary of National Biography; Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd ed., Burke's Royal Families of the World, Vol 1, London, 1977, p 308; David Duff, The Shy Princess, London, 1958; M. E. Sara, The Life and Times of H.R.H. Princess Beatrice, Stanley Paul, 1945.

Location: See group portrait with same chair, reproduced between pp 240-241, David Duff, The Shy Princess, London, 1958.