Royalty
[AUGUSTA
(Princess of Hesse-Cassel, 1797-1889, wife of the 1st Duke of Cambridge)]
Fine Portrait Photograph, by Walery
of Regent Street, London, showing her reclining half length but with her head upright and alert in profile, in a fine lace cap and ribbons and wearing a beautifully embroidered sleeved gown with lace applied to the cuffs and edgings, facsimile signature 'Augusta' below, with the original letterpress on 4 sides, including a description of a visit to her apartment in St. James's Palace, 9¾ x 7 on photographer's card mount 16¼ x 12, no place, no date but 1888 or
Item Date: 1889
pleasant and inconspicuous library stamp barely touching top left corner of print
£125
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Background
The Duchess was the mother of Princess Mary Adelaide and so 'Grandmamma' to Queen Mary. See Pope-Hennessy's 'Queen Mary', 1959, for many references to her.
Stock No. 66247
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