Queen Victoria's Passion for Photography
Autograph letter.
8vo. 1¾ pp. In German.
€ 2,200.00
"Ich hoffe daß Sie den Photographen auf Morgen nach Frühstück bestellen? Ich möchte daß er auch P[ri]n[ce]ss Beatrice mit ihrem Spanischen Hut machte. Wollen Sie Bending [?]) sagen daß er das Mausoleum von verschiedenen Seiten aufnimmt und daß er auch am 17 früh Morgens in Frogmore ist - um noch meinen Befehl über das Innere wegen Maus[oleu]m zu erhalten?" ("I hope that you will make the appointment with the photographer for tomorrow after breakfast? I would also like him to photograph Princess Beatrice with her Spanish hat. Please tell Bending [?] to take the mausoleum from several sides and that he is also to be at Frogmore early in the morning of the 17th - to hear my orders regarding the interior of the Mausoleum").
At the time of writing, the building later known as the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore was being constructed for the Queen Mother, who had passed away in May 1861. From December onwards, following the death of Prince Albert, it was expanded to serve as the final resting place of the Queen and the late Prince Consort.
On mourning paper with printed letterhead of Osborne House; slight traces of handling.
