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Mary Steen

(1856-1939), Photographer

Artist associated with 8 portraits
Mary Steen was a Danish photographer with a studio in Copenhagen, where her work was known to the Princess of Wales. She was later commissioned to photograph members of the Royal Family in London and received a Royal Warrant in 1896.

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Princess Beatrice of Battenberg with her children, probably by Mary Steen - NPG P1700(8b)

Princess Beatrice of Battenberg with her children

probably by Mary Steen
albumen print, 1895
NPG P1700(8b)

Princess Beatrice of Battenberg; Queen Victoria, by Mary Steen - NPG P1700(14a)

Princess Beatrice of Battenberg; Queen Victoria

by Mary Steen
albumen print, 21 May 1895
NPG P1700(14a)

'A Royal Luncheon Party at Windsor', by Mary Steen - NPG P1700(14b)

'A Royal Luncheon Party at Windsor'

by Mary Steen
albumen print, 1895
NPG P1700(14b)

Queen Mary; King George VI; King George V, by Mary Steen - NPG P1700(14c)

Queen Mary; King George VI; King George V

by Mary Steen
albumen print, 1896
NPG P1700(14c)

'A Royal Luncheon Party at Windsor', by Mary Steen, printed and published by James Russell & Sons - NPG x46561

'A Royal Luncheon Party at Windsor'

by Mary Steen, printed and published by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, 1895
NPG x46561

The Longest Reign in English History: A Glimpse of the Home Life of the Queen, after Samuel Begg, after Mary Steen - NPG D46377

The Longest Reign in English History: A Glimpse of the Home Life of the Queen

after Samuel Begg, after Mary Steen
relief halftone tear sheet, published in the Illustrated London News 19 September 1896
NPG D46377

The Duke and Duchess of York and their Children, after Samuel Begg, after Mary Steen - NPG D46378

The Duke and Duchess of York and their Children

after Samuel Begg, after Mary Steen
relief halftone tear sheet, published in the Illustrated London News 21 November 1896
NPG D46378

Princess Victoria of Wales in her Boudoir, after Samuel Begg, after Mary Steen - NPG D46379

Princess Victoria of Wales in her Boudoir

after Samuel Begg, after Mary Steen
relief halftone tear sheet, published in the Illustrated London News 24 July 1897
NPG D46379

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