Royalty
[LOUIS IV
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)]
Fine unsigned Albumen carte de visite photo by Hills & Saunders
showing him head and shoulders wearing his uniform with medals and a plumed helmet, 4¼ x 2½, no place, no date
Background
Hills & Saunders was one of the leading Victorian photographic firms, started as a partnership between Robert Hills & John Henry Saunders. They were social photographers with studios at different times in London, Harrow & Eton & Rugby, Oxford & Cambridge and Aldershot & Sandhurst. They were successful photographers to the royal family.
Stock No. 41645