2-715-047 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Mary', 1914. Portrait of Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965), the third child and eldest daughter of King George V and Mary of Teck. From "Princess Mary's Gift Book", a collection of children's stories by the leading authors of the day, with illustrations from well-known artists. Profits from the book, published on behalf of Princess Mary, went to The Queen's Work for Women Fund, intended to initiate and subsidise projects for employing women during World War One. Princess Mary was involved in charitable works and nursing during the war. [Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, London, 1914]