Royalty
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(Maud Mary, 1843-1878, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse & mother of Alexandra Feodorovna Empress of Russia) & her husband, LUDWIG IV (Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)
Charming unsigned carte de visite photo by Hills and Saunders,
showing them together with their infant daughters Princesses VICTORIA, (1863-1950, later wife of Louis Battenburg) ELISABETH (1864-1918, later Grand Duchess Serge) & IRENE, (1866-1953, later wife of Heinrich of Prussia), 4 x 2½, no place, no date, c.
Item Date: 1867
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. 30128