Royalty
[VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)]
Fine cabinet portrait photograph, by Hills & Saunders, unsigned,
showing her half length, nearly full face, left hand to chin, right hand resting on a display of ivy leaves in front, in an outdoor gown of dark corded velvet and matching wide brimmed hat, her cuffs and hat trimmed in white and mauve, n.d., circa
Item Date: 1875
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.
foot of mount shaved just touching royal appointment notice
Stock No. 53098