The Royal Collection’s caption for this is, "Bust-length photograph of the Duchess Eugenia of Oldenburg. Her head is turned to the left and she is wearing a pearl necklace and a choker. Duchess Eugenia of Oldenburg was a granddaughter of Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia. In 1868 she married Duke Alexander of Oldenburg.”
From the lost gallery's photostream on flickr; removed spots throughout image with Photoshop and removed monocolor tint.
Eugenia wears an exceptionally elaborate coiffure with braids and straight parts as well as hair falling from her bun over a simple dress.
Keywords: Eugenia Leuchtenberg, Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, Beauharnais family, Holstein-Gottorp family, Princess, Duchess, Russian, braided coiffure, bun, jeweled choker neck band, necklace, earrings, vee waistline, ruched ruffled bertha, close sleeves