Sophie Cat 56 - Sophie Dupre

59 UNSIGNED VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS
UNSIGNED VINTAGE
PHOTOGRAPHS
419. [ALBERT (1819-1861, Prince Consort of Queen
Victoria)]
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by E. & H.Anthony,
showing the Prince at a desk with a quill pen in his hand
and legs crossed, 4” x 2½” n.p., n.d., 1861 [SD25915]£95
420. [ALEXANDER II (‘The Liberator’, 1818-1881,
Emperor of Russia from 1855)]
Fine original unsigned carte de visite photo by Downey
showing him head and shoulders in uniform, 4” x 2½”, n.p.,
n.d., [SD23220]£95
THE ROMANOFF FAMILY IN 1892
421. [ALEXANDER III (1845-1894, Emperor of Russia
from 1881) & his wife MARIE FEODOROVNA
(Princess Marie Dagmar, 1847-1928, sister of Queen
Alexandra of Britain) with their children and relatives]
Extraordinary group photo by de Jongh Frères of Paris
showing twenty five members of the Romanoff family
standing and seated together, the image shows the Emperor
and Empress with daughters Grand Duchess XENIA
(1875-1960), Grand Duchess OLGA (1882-1950) and
their sons NICHOLAS II (1868-1918) and Grand Duke
MICHAEL ALEXANDROVITCH (1878-1918),
together with GRAND DUKES MICHAEL
NICHOLIEVITCH (1832-1909), PAUL
ALEXANDROVITCH (1860-1919), CONSTANTIN
CONSTANTINOVITCH (1858-1915), SERGE
MIKHAILOVITCH (1869-1918), NICHOLAS
NICOLAIEVITCH (1856-1929), VLADIMIR
ALEXANDROVITCH (1847-1909), DIMITRI
CONSTANTINOVITCH (1860-1919), ALEXIS
MICHAELOVITCH (1875-1895), ANDRÈ
VLADIMIROVITCH (1879-1956) and BORIS
VLADIMIROVITCH (1877-1943) with GRAND
DUCHESSES MARIE PAVLOVNA (1854-1920),
HÉLÈNE VLADIMIROVITCH (1882-1957) and
ALEXANDRA JOSSSIFORNA (1830-1911), with
DUKES MICHAEL GREGORIVITCH de
Mecklenburg Strèlitz (1863-1934), GEORGES
GREGORIVITCH de Mecklenburg (1859-1909) and
ALEXANDER D’OLDENBURG (1844-1932) together
with PRINCES PETER D’OLDENBURG (1868-1924)
& GEORGE ROMANOVSKY (1852-1912) and OLGA
(1851-1926, Queen of Greece who later married Prince
Peter D’Oldenburg), the men are standing at the back with
the women seated with the Emperor and the children are
seated cross legged on the ground at the front, 9” x 7” in
original mount 13½” x 11”, Tsarskoe Selo, 1892
[SD23748]£2,250
Alexander III succeeded his father after his assassination in 1881.
In 1866 he married Princess Marie Dagmar of Denmark who
became known as Maria Feodorovna. She had originally been
engaged to Alexander’s elder brother Nicholas, but changed
suitors on his death in 1865. The precedent was followed by her
nephew George V. They ascended to the Imperial throne in 1881.
THE FAMILY OF TSAR ALEXANDER III
422. [ALEXANDER III (1845-1894, Emperor of Russia
from 1881), his wife MARIE FEODOROVNA (Princess
Marie Dagmar (1847-1928), sister of Queen Alexandra
of Britain) & their children NICHOLAS II (1868-1918),
GEORGE (1871-1899, Grand Duke, died of
Tuberculosis), MICHAEL (1878-1918, Grand Duke),
XENIA (1875-1960, Grand Duchess) & OLGA (1882-
1960)]
Exceptional unsigned Russian cabinet photo showing the
entire family of Alexandra and Marie surrounded by their
children, 6½” x 4½”, n.p., n.d.,1888, faded [SD23862]£500
This photo was taken the year of the train disaster, in which the
family were travelling in the Imperial train and it was derailed for
some mysterious reason. Alexander III, who was very strong, is
meant tohave lifted the steel roof of the train so that his family
could get out. The youngest, who is in her father’s arms in this
picture, (Olga), is meant to have run down the embankment,
saying “Now, they’ve come to kill us”. It is most unusual to get
images of the whole family as Grand Duke George was sent to a
sanitorium in 1891 for his tuberculosis, and never returned.
THE FAMILY OF EDWARD VII
423. [ALEXANDRA (of Denmark, 1844-1925, his
Queen), with her children ALBERT VICTOR (Christian
Edward, Duke of Clarence, 1864-1892, Eldest Son of
Edward VII), GEORGE V (1865-1936, King of Great
Britain), LOUISE (1867-1931, Princess Royal)
VICTORIA ALEXANDRA (1868-1935, Princess) &
MAUD (1869-1938, Queen of Norway)]
Charming unsigned carte de visite photo by George E.
Hansen showing the children around their mother, 4¼” x
2½”, n.p., (Copenhagen), n.d., c. 1875 [SD23435]£125
424. [ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918, the
Tsarina of Nicholas II of Russia)
Fine original unsigned Russian postcard photo showing the
Tsarina, head and shoulders wearing a lacy dress and
pearls, with a crown printed in the top left corner, 5½” x
3½”, n.p., n.d., [SD25399]£150
425. [ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918, the
Tsarina of Nicholas II of Russia)
Fine original unsigned Cabinet photo of a portrait, showing
the Tsarina half length, from behind in profile wearing a fur
coat and a tiara, 6½” x 4½”,n.p., n.d., [SD25490]£325
426. [ALEXEI, (1904-1918, Grand Duke, Tsarevitch of
Russia, son of Nicholas II, assassinated with his family)]
Rare unsigned original photo of the Tsarevitch as an infant,
sitting on a chair with a white fur hat on, 5¼” x 4”, mounted
on bordered card page, taken from an Imperial album, 11”x
8¼”, n.p., n.d., [SD25474]£1,750
427. [ALEXEI (1904-1918, The Tsarevitch,
Assassinated with his family after the Revolution)]
Fine original unsigned Russian postcard photo showing the
young boy, full length dressed as a Hussar, with a 3/4
length coat, fur hat and sword, titled underneath, 5½” x
3½”, n.p., n.d. c. 1910 corners trimmed [SD25552]£125