Royalty
[WILHELM I
(1797-1888, Emperor of Germany), his wife AUGUSTA (1811-1890, née Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) and their extended family]
Remarkable unsigned Composite Cabinet Group Photograph,
titled in German 'The German Imperial Couple in their Family Circle', showing them with their family, 39 images in all, against a romantic background representing the gardens and castle at Babelsberg, Potsdam, with attached to the verso the original printed list of names and a key of vignette drawings of their heads, including the Emperor's brother KARL (1801-1883) and sister ALEXANDRINE (1803-1892, Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Schwerin, nos. 6 & 5), their son FRIEDRICH WILHELM III and his wife VICTORIA (1840-1901, daughter of Queen Victoria, nos. 3 & 4), their daughter LUISE (1838-1923) wife of FRIEDRICH I (1826-1907, Grand Duke of Baden, nos. 7 & 18), with their grandchildren and their families including WILHELM II (1859-1941, no. 8) and CHARLOTTE (1860-1919, wife of BERNARD (III, of Saxe-Meiningen, 1851-1928, nos. 12 & 13), VICTORIA (1862-1930, of Baden) wife of GUSTAF (V, 1858-1950, of Sweden, nos. 21 & 22), and their great-grandchildren, including FEODORA (1879-1945, of Saxe-Meiningen, no. 14) and baby FRIEDRICH WILHELM (1882-1951, son of Wilhelm II, no. 10), also the Emperor's nephew FRIEDRICH KARL (1828-1885, 'The Red Prince', no. 23) and family including daughters MARIE (1855-1888, widow of Hendrik, brother of Willem III, no. 26), ELISABETH (1857-1895) wife of FRIEDRICH AUGUST (1852-1931, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, nos. 29 & 30) and LUISE MARGARETE (1860-1917) wife of ARTHUR (1850-1942, Duke of Connaught, nos. 27 & 28), and nephew ALBRECHT (1837-1906) with his wife MARIE (1854-1898, of Saxe-Altenburg, nos. 32 & 33), 4¼ x 6½, the list 6½ x 8¼, published by Erche & Liersch of Berlin,
Item Date: 1882
Background
The Emperor, with his wife, brother and sister are seated at a table, the very youngest children with their mothers on chairs in the front row, and the others in two wide rows behind.
tiny closed crack at foot of blank foreground, the list a little worn without loss
Stock No. 54403