Princess Beatrice of Battenberg by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Detail-enhancement brought out the shallow vee waistline of the Princess' dress.

Princess Beatrice's daughter "Ena" married Alfonso XIII in 1906 and this may have contributed to bringing Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida and the Princess together.

Princess Beatrice of Battenberg by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (National Portrait Gallery, London) mod

Princess Beatrice's dress has a shallow vee waistline and the sleeves are puffed, not leg-o-mutton, dating this to the 1900s.

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