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Subject: HRH Prince Frederick Augustus of Saxony and diplomatic suite. Sitters: (left to right)
Date: 25 June 1897 Occasion: The Diamond Jubilee and receipt of Queen Victoria's Jubilee Medals. Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Descr: FL. Costume:
Orders, Decorations & Medals:
Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop with landscape after Reynolds.;(1) studio column and balustrade; studio Persian rug.
Photographer: The firm of J. Lafayette, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Evidence of photographer at work: Canvasses and props visible to right of plate. No of related negatives: 3 [see neg. nos. 1296-23 (group) & 1298A]
Copyright: V&A Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.
References: Biog: (King of Saxony) Hugh Montgomery Massingberd ed., Burke's Royal Families of the World, Vol 1, London, 1977, Vol 1, p 178a; Louisa of Tuscany, Ex-Crown Princess of Saxony, My Own Story, London, 1911; (Sir Francis Howard) Who's Who; Major General Sir Francis Howard, Reminiscences 1848-1890, London, 1924; [For Freiherr von Reitzenstern, First Lieut. von Metzsch & Baron von Oppell, see The Times, 25 June 1897, p 9e.] Costume: (Howard) Mrs. S.K. Hopkins, Head of Department of Uniform, Badges and Medals, The National Army Museum, London. Orders, Decorations and Medals: (Queen Victoria Jubilee Medal 1897) Howard N. Cole, Coronation and Royal Commemorative Medals 1887-1977, London, 1977; (Order of the Phoenix, Order of the Crown of Rue, Ernestine Order, Order of the Star - Rumania, Order of Albert, Military Order of Saint Henry, Order of the Lion of Zahringen & Order of Frederick) R. Werlich, Orders and Decorations of All Nations, Washington, 1990; (Kaiser Wilhelm Centenary Medal 1897) D.G. Neville, Medal Ribbons and Orders of Imperial Germany and Austria, St. Ives, 1974; (Indian General Service Medal & Afghanistan War Medal) E.C. Joslin, A.R. Litherland & B.T. Simpkin, British Battles & Medals, London, 1988; (Franco-Prussian War Medal, Order of the Order of Württemberg & Order of the White Falcon) Andrew Litherland, Spink's medal department; (Officer's Long Service Cross, Saxony) A. Flatto;
Acknowledgements: (Orders etc) (Sir Francis Howard) Mrs. S.K. Hopkins, Head of Department of Uniform, Badges and Medals, The National Army Museum, London; (Others) David Bownes; A. Flato; Andrew Litherland, Spink's Medal Department.
1. Backdrop after portrait of Elizabeth Catharine Rivett, Mrs. Carnac, by Sir Joshua Reynolds c. 1775. (The Wallace Collection). (J. Ingamells, The Wallace Collection, Catalogue of Pictures, London, 1985.) |
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