Royalty
[LEOPOLD III
(1901-1983, King of the Belgians 1934-1951, his first wife ASTRID (1905-1935, niece of Gustav V of Sweden), and their children JOSÉPHINE-CHARLOTTE (b. 1927, married, 1953, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg), BAUDOUIN I (1930-1993, from 1951 King on his father's abdication) and ALBERT II (b. 1934, Prince of Liège, King from 1993)]
Charming unsigned group portrait photograph by Marchand,
showing them seated in the garden of Château Stuyvenberg, all full length and looking to the left except for Albert on the King's knee, in summer clothes, the Queen with a simple dress and feathered hat, published by Les Editions d'Art, Brussels, 7 x 10¼ in mount 11¾ x 15¾, circa
Item Date: 1935
Background
Tragically the Queen was killed in a motor accident in Switzerland on 29th August 1935.
Stock No. 53568