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| Keywords: Maria Fedorovna by Downey (c.1910, Royal coll.).png en Maria Feodorovna Dowager Empress of Russia 1847 1928 William and Daniel Downey were photographers based in Newcastle upon Tyne and London Queen Victoria was first photographed by a very good photographer Downey from Newcastle on 22 September 1866 RA QVJ W D Downey established studios in London at 6 Ebury Street 1872 8 and subsequently at 51 Ebury Street 1879 and 57 Ebury Street 1880 90 although much of their printing and finishing was still completed in Newcastle They became known for their photography of members of the Royal Family and other society figures The firm continued to operate after the death of its founder Daniel Downey in July 1881 and in 1896 Queen Victoria and her family were all photographed by Downey by the new cinematograph process which makes moving pictures by winding off a reel of films RA QVJ 3 October 1896 This image is after a photograph probably by W D Downey of c 1910 showing the Dowager Empress wearing a black evening dress with a sapphire and pearl brooch a floral corsage and a four-strand pearl choker her hair dressed with pearls and feathers Princess Marie Sophie Frederica Dagmar second daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and sister of Queen Alexandra was betrothed first to Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovitch Czarevitch d 1863 and married in 1866 Grand Duke Alexander of Russia later 1881 Alexander III 1845 94 Emperor of Russia She was the mother of the last Emperor Nicholas II and after the Bolshevik Revolution she returned to live in Denmark where she died at Villa HvidΓΈre near Copenhagen in 1928 Signed along the lower right-hand edge in black paint DOWNEY 421085 1910 William Daniel Downey active 1860-early 1900s Maria Fedorovna by Downey c 1910 Royal coll jpg PD-old Maria Feodorovna II in portrait miniatures 1910 Portrait miniatures in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Images from the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Portrait miniatures after paintings Portrait paintings after photographs | ||||
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