[ELEONORE (Grand Duchess, 1871-1937, née Princess of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. second wife, 1905, of Ernst Ludwig, 1868-1937, last reigning Grand Duke of Hesse & By Rhine, 1892-1918, and her grandsons LUDWIG ERNST ANDREAS, 1931-1937, and ALEXANDER GEORG KARL HEINRICH, (1933-1937)]

Unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by L. Brockmeyer of Darmstadt, showing her nearly full length in profile, an arm round each grandson, Ludwig is sitting smiling on a window seat with a large teddy bear, Alexander is absorbed in pulling a wishbone, agent's stamp A. Verhemeldonck, Antwerp on verso, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, circa tiny surface defects at three corners

Ernst Ludwig found in Eleonore someone to share his artistic interests after the lonely period when Victoria Melita had left him and his daughter Elisabeth had died. Tragically the Grand Duchess, with her son Georg Donatus, his wife Cecilie and the two grandsons died when their plane crashed on leaving Ostende for the wedding in London of her other son Ludwig (V).

Item Date:  1936

Stock No:  54458      £165

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