Princess Alice carrying a parasol by Franz Backofen
Franz Backofen of Darmstadt portrays Princess Alice, possibly looking at what seems to be a blurred dog in the foreground in this photo.
Posted to the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by Alexandre64 on 28 January 2009.
By 1869, the natural circular waistline, shown here, was essentially universal.
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