Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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November 24
ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1848 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne died at the age of 69. He was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister. He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18–21, in the ways of politics.
In 1960 Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna died at the age of 78. She was the youngest child and younger daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and younger sister of Tsar Nicholas II.
MELBOURNE (William Lamb, 1779-1848, from 1829 2nd Viscount, Prime Minister 1834 & 1835-1839)
Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Waters, jun. (Clerk of the Peace, Worcester), acknowledging receipt of his letter and “A Petition from Members of the Established Church praying for the Redress of Dissenters Grievances”, and saying that he “has presented it”, 1 side 4to, Downing Street, 9th March 1836, light red mark in blank lower right corner
56616
[OLGA ALEXANDROVNA (1882-1960, younger daughter of Alexander III, and her 2nd husband Colonel of Cavalry Nikolai KULIKOVSKY (1881-1958)]
Splendid Large unsigned Portrait Photograph, showing her standing full length, full face, eyes turned to the viewer’s right, in a long dress beautifully embroidered in Russian style with patterns of spirals, above her forehead is a bar with five jewelled pendants, a rose in her left hand, her right rests on the studio mantelpiece holding a trailing ribbon from her dress, 21” x 13”, no place, no date, circa 1901
56268
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