Royalty
[FRANZ JOSEF I
(1830-1916, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, his attack on Serbia in 1914 started World War I) & his wife ELISABETH (1838-1898, Empress of Austria, assassinated in 1898 by an Italian Maniac)]
Fine pair of unsigned cabinet photos by Rabending & Angerer,
showing him head and shoulders, with a luxurious moustache and sideburns, wearing uniform, and her half length in a splendid gown, 6½ x 4¼, Vienna, no date, c.
Item Date: 1873
Background
The rubies she is wearing are said to have belonged to Marie Antoinette.
Stock No. 23316