VICTORIA'S BIRTHDAY PRESENTS [VICTORIA (1818-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]

Remarkable photograph of a large room, in which are displayed an astonishing array of presents for her birthday including paintings, a pair of ivory tusks, a pair of large oriental fans, silver ware, two enormous books, and much more, at the back is a wall hanging saying 'God Bless Our Queen Not Queen Alone but Mother Friend and Queen', the occasion identified below in a later hand in pencil, 8¼" x 11¼" on card 9¼" x 11¾", Windsor Castle, no date, circa 1887, with on the verso a photograph of a large outdoor gathering, the Queen can be seen in black, her bonnet trimmed in white, at the head of the Royal Party, just outside their open-sided tent, while ahead and to the left her guests look on from under their awnings, two gentlemen in highland dress are in the left foreground, 8¼" x 11", Windsor Great Park, no date, circa



Item Date:  1887

Stock No:  54340      £275

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