CIRCA 1897, AFTER ALEXANDER BASSANO (1829-1913)

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A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-1901)
CIRCA 1897, AFTER ALEXANDER BASSANO (1829-1913)
circular and in plain gold mount, the reverse engraved with inscription 'From Mamma / Victoria R.I. June 20th 1897', watercolour on card
¾ in. (18 mm.) diam.

Provenance

Almost certainly given to Princess Louise (1848-1939) by her mother Queen Victoria to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee.

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Lot Essay

This miniature is based on a photograph by Alexander Bassano (1829-1913) taken in 1882, a version of which was produced by Bassano on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 1887 (National Portrait Gallery no. 13844). Three similar examples to the present lot are in the Royal Collection, see V. Remington, Victorian Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London 2010 II, no. 987-989.

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