Royalty
[TATIANA
(1897-1918, Grand Duchess, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia, assassinated with her family)]
Original unsigned postcard photo by K.E.F. Gan & Co.,
showing her full length, smiling three quarter face, with a large brimmed hat bearing a white posy, hands in the pockets of her warm coat, in front of a tall tree, the verso bears in Russian 'Sold for the benefit of the Community of St Evgenia' under a Red Cross, 5½ x 3½, no place, no date, circa
Item Date: 1904
Background
In the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905, Grand Duchess Elisabeth ('Ella'), the Tsarina's elder sister, filled the palace at the Kremlin with nurses and helpers, on behalf of whom this card was sold.
Stock No. 53625