A PRESENT FROM QUEEN VICTORIA - PHOTOS OF THE FRENCH IMPERIAL FAMILY [NAPOLEON III (Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873, Emperor of the French, Nephew of Napoleon I) with his wife EUGÉNIE (née Montijo, 1826-1920, wife of Emperor Napoleon III) & their son LOUIS (Eugene Jean Joseph, 1856-1879, Prince Imperial, killed while out with a reconnoitring party at Ulundi, Zululand)]

Excellent set of three unsigned carte de visite photos by W & D Downey showing the them in various poses, the Emperor half length seated, resting his elbow on a table, the Empress leaning on the back of a chair with a fan, looking down and the Prince Imperial, head and shoulders in profile, each 4¼” x 2½”, together with the autograph note from the original recipient “Given to me by the Queen at Osborne 21 January 1873. 3 Photographs - the Emperor Napoleon, Empress Eugenie & their son. In remembrance of my visit to Chiselhurst on behalf of H.M. on the day of the Emperor’s death, 9th Jany 73”, on the wrapper for the photos, 1 side 8vo., Osborne, 21st January



Item Date:  1873

Stock No:  40500      £750

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