Royalty
[LOUISE CAROLINE
(1848-1939, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, Duchess of Argyll, Sculptress)]
Charming hand tinted unsigned carte de visite photo by Hills & Saunders,
showing the young Princess on her wedding day, looking down towards her bouquet, 3½ x 2½, no place, no date,
Item Date: 1871
Background
From the collection of Lady Patricia Ramsay, daughter of the Duke of Connaught.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.
slight damage on the corners not affecting the image
Stock No. 23510