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Sarah Mead Leonard
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I think I may have an answer! There was another Alexander von Humbolt - specifically Hans-Paul Wilhelm Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt-Dachroeden, great-great-nephew of the scientist. He was born 1858 and his mother Hermine was widowed in 1867, which seems just right for this portrait.
2024-08-23T20:22:01.321Z