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Lenchen (Helena) dated 7 Jan - 16 Jan 1848

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7 Jan - 16 Jan 1848

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A watercolour showing Queen Victoria's third child, Princess Helena dressed in Thüringen peasant costume. She is shown twice, once from behind and once facing left in profile.
Inscribed below: Lenchen (Helena). Begun Jan: 7 at W. Castle & finished at Claremont Jan: 16 - 1848-
Queen Victoria's five eldest children were dressed in Coburg and Thüringen peasant costumes for the New Year's celebrations on 1 January 1848.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, watercolour, ink', 'pencil, watercolour, ink'