Royalty
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHRISTIAN IX OF DENMARK WITH THEIR FATHER
[ALEXANDRA
(1844-1925, Queen of Edward VII of England), DAGMAR Maria Feodorovna, 1847-1928, wife of Tsar Alexander III of Russia) & THYRA (1853-1933, Duchess of Cumberland, wife of Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Crown Prince of Hanover) with their father CHRISTIAN IX (1818-1906, King of Denmark)
Very unusual unsigned informal stereoscopic photograph
showing the family group playing cards together, Thyra has her back to the camera, sideviews of Alexandra and the King with Dagmar full face at the back, 7 x 3½, no place, (Bernsdorff), no date, c.
Item Date: 1904
Background
Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland, was never close to her sisters, Alexandra and Marie, so it is unusual to find them playing cards together in this informal setting.
Stock No. 32268