Keywords: Marie of Baden by William Watson (1958, Royal coll.).jpg Marie of Baden Princess of Leiningen 1834-1899 A copy after Albert Graefle s 1807 89 marriage portrait of the Princess dating from 1858 The original was in the collection of the Prince of Leiningen; a later copy 1859 by William Corden is in the Royal Collection 405209 The Queen judged her nephew s new wife to be most attractive RA QVJ 20 October 1858 a view widely shared Lord Torrington writing to John Thaddeus Delane the year after this miniature was painted commented The Princess Leiningen who is here her husband a Captain in our navy is a charming little woman in every sense She makes me wish I was 20 and born with Serene before my name RA VIC/C 24/6 14 December 1860 Inscribed in ink on the reverse in Queen Victoria s hand Marie / of Baden / Pcss Leining / after / Grafle / 1858 http //www royalcollection org uk/collection/420736/marie-of-baden-princess-of-leiningen-1834-1899 Signed and dated 1858 William Watson PD-old Princess Marie of Baden 1834-1899 Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources William Watson painter Albert Graefle Portrait miniatures in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Images from the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom |