Regards,
Dave.
I stumbled on this portrait of Queen Alexandra in a newspaper in 1909.
The tiara caught my eye, as it is unknown to me. As the accompanying information in the newspaper said that the artist had painted it without a sitting from the Queen the tiara may be the result of artistic licence; however, all the other jewels bear some semblance to known jewels.
Detail of the tiara.
which suggests that it has cabochon emeralds. Because I have found some references to Queen Alexandra wearing an emerald tiara, I have not dismissed this as a figment of the imagination but, at the same time, I realise that we would need much more information before it could be argued that the Queen had a tiara like this.
Has anyone ever found any additional information about this portrait? Or a colour photo? Various newspapers said that the painting was for the Naval and Military Club, and that the artist had submitted it to Queen Alexandra for appraisal.
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