Royalty
[LEOPOLD II
(1835-1909, from 1865 King of the Belgians, his backing of Sir H. M. STANLEY led to the founding of the Belgian Congo)
Unsigned carte de visite photo by Hills & Saunders,
showing him half length seated, with a huge beard, 4¼ x 2½, no place, no date
£125
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Background
Hills & Saunders was one of the leading Victorian photographic firms, started as a partnership between Robert Hills & John Henry Saunders. They were social photographers with studios at different times in London, Harrow & Eton & Rugby, Oxford & Cambridge and Aldershot & Sandhurst. They were successful photographers to the royal family.
Stock No. 22940
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