COLLECTION ANNOTATED BY ENA OF SPAIN OF HER FATHER'S ASHANTI EXPEDITION [BATTENBERG (Prince Henry Maurice, 1858-1896, Colonel, Husband of Princess Beatrice, youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, father of Ena, Queen of Spain)]

Exceptional collection of 4 large format unsigned photos and 9 cabinet format photos, a pen and ink drawing of the Prince on his Ashanti Expedition and a photo of the Expedition, the large photos are the last formal pictures of the Prince taken before he left for his ill-fated Ashanti expedition, against the wishes of Queen Victoria and show him three quarters length in various poses, 11" x 7½", and the cabinets are from the same sittings, 6" x 4", the sketch is annotated by Ena underneath "On the road to Kumassi, January 1896 (Ashanti Expedition)" and shows the party resting in the Jungle, 8" x 6", the photo which has the same annotation underneath shows members of the Expedtion, 6½" x 4½", Windsor, Osborne & Ashanti, 1895 and January

The formal photos were taken before the Prince left England and given to his daughter Ena. The Ashanti shots were brought back after the ill-fated expedition and given to Queen Victoria who gave them to Princess Ena from whose albums these came. The annotations are in her hand. The Prince fought against living with his mother-in-law and this expedition was a sign of this rebellion. Unfortunately he succumbed to a fever.

Item Date:  1896

Stock No:  29048      £750

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