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<p>Franz-Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805-1873) 
Portrait of Maria Feodorovna, Crown Princess of Russia and her sister Alexandra, Crown Princess of England
signed and dated 'F Winterhalter 1868' (lower left) 
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper 
12¼ x 9½ in. (31 x 24 cm.) 
</p><p>Saleroom Notice
We are grateful to Eugene Barilo von Reisberg for providing the following extra provenance on this lot:
</p><p>Painted in Paris, November 1868, for HRH Alexandra, Crown Princess of England (1844-1925);
Her Collection at her residence in Hvidore, Denmark;
Gift from the above to a friend of the Crown Princess of England, Hvidore.
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Gift from the above to a Danish lady, also at Hvidore circa 1920, thence by descent until 1988;</div>
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Franz-Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805-1873)</div>
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