Lot 429
HRH PRINCESS VICTORIA, LATER THE EMPRESS FREDERICK OF GERMANY (BRITISH 1840-1901)
PRINCESS HELENA
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
£7,250
Description
Pencil and wash, circular
Dimensions
30.5cm x 30.5cm (12in x 12in)
Footnote
Note:
Inscribed lower left by Sir Joseph Noel Paton: 'This study of Princess Helena was made in my room at Windsor Castle by the Crown Princess of Prussia, and presented to me by HRH on the eve of her departure from England, 1863.'
Provenance:
The Fine Art Society, London, September 21, 1982
Exhibited:
The Painter Was a Lady, The Forbes Magazine Galleries, New York, October 6, 1986-January 31, 1987.