[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, tiny closed crack at foot of blank foreground, the list a little worn without loss

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.

Item Date:  1882

Stock No:  54403      £100

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