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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March 17
On This Day
On this day in 1938 the legendary Russian Ballet dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev, was born on a Trans-Siberian train near Irkutsk, he defected from Russia in 1961.
In 1849 King William II of the Netherlands died. He had been briefly engaged to Princess Charlotte of Great Britain but she didn't want to move to the Netherlands so it was broken off. Ironically it was Charlotte’s widower husband, Leopold I, whom the Prince had to attack in 1831 in the attempt to reunite Belgium with Holland.
NUREYEV (Rudolf, 1938-1993, Russian Ballet Dancer)
Fine Vintage Signed Photograph taken from a calendar, showing him bare head and bare chest in profile to the viewer’s right, boldly signed across the image, 11¼” x 8½”, no place, no date, circa 1961 short barely perceptible crease at the back of the head, otherwise very fine
56360
WILLEM II (1792-1849, from 1840 King of the Netherlands)
Finely penned Letter Signed ‘Guillaume’ to FERDINAND II, (1810-1859, from 1830 King of the Two Sicilies), in French with translation, informing him of “the deliverance of my most dear and beloved Sister-in-Law, Her Royal Highness the Princess Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amelie, (1808-1870, daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia), Wife of His Royal Highness the Prince Frederik of the Netherlands”, (1797-1881, the King’s brother, modernizer of the Dutch Army), “who was happily delivered the Fifth of this Month of a Princess”, Maria, (1841-1910, who married Wilhelm V, Prince of Wied), and begging Ferdinand II “to see in my haste to convey this announcement ... a new proof of the value I attach to taking advantage of every occasion to maintain the relations which unite Us”, and ending “Your Majesty’s good brother”, 1 side 4to and conjugate blank, with original envelope, The Hague, 6th July 1841
55434
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