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43665inviting "Lady Collins to be present at the Abbey Church of Westminster." 10½" x 8½" with attractive decoratively printed border and blind stamp of the Earl Marshal London 26th June The coronation of Edward VII and his wife Alexandra took place at Westminster Abbey London on 9th August 1902. Originally scheduled for 26th June of that year the ceremony had been postponed at very short notice because the King had been taken ill with an abdominal abscess that required immediate surgery. In contrast to the coronation of Queen Victoria some 64 years earlier Edward and Alexandra's coronation had been carefully planned as a spectacle reflecting the influence and culture of the British Empire then at the height of its power but also as a meaningful religious occasion. This ticket was designed by George William EVE 1855-1914 375was a graphic designer and etcher responsible for several important British stamps as well as a designer of bookplates. He was an authority on heraldry; a member of the Heralds' College a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers and a member of the Art Workers' Guild. When the Painter-Etchers and Engravers required a new diploma it was Eve who was chosen from amongst their ranks to create it. unknown
40185on a slip of paper 5" x 1" no place no date unknown
55178showing 'The Crowned King. and Queen Alexandra' in their magnificent Coronation Robes and Crowns with a long and interesting description printed on the back 3½" x 7" King's Entrance Buckingham Palace ". After intensely impressive ceremonies less than an hour ago these crowns were placed upon these royal heads the King's by the Archbishop of Canterbury the Queen's by the Archbishop of York. This stereograph was made by special permit from Lord Knollys His Majesty's Private Secretary by direction of the King" and is therefore the only such "stereoscopic portrait in existence. as an accurate historical record it is invaluable". unknown
42998showing the King seated in the centre with his son and grandson on either side all three are wearing naval uniform 5½" x 3½" no place Cowes no date circa unknown
40760published by A. Marion Son & Co. showing them full length the two Princesses seated together with their husbands standing behind them 4" x 2½" no place no date but small marks in top left corner of plain background and above the arch of the photo unknown
39449showing him head and shoulders in uniform with medals and decorations 6½" x 4¼" no place no date circa unknown
54382showing him seated full length full face in his robes for the opening of parliament he is almost imperceptibly to one side to show the carved Crown and Tudor Rose at the head of his throne behind are the fine Gothic decorations on the wall including repeated 'VR' 6½" x 4¼" House of Lords dated in another hand on verso a little light spotting on the mount One of the last photos of the King who died on 6th May that year. unknown
27084taken at Balmoral showing the King standing in front of his four grandchildren 7" x 3½" unknown
28275showing the couple in the back of a carriage 5¼" x 3¼" taken at Worsley Hall July 6th unknown
25246showing him half length in profile in Royal Yacht Squadron uniform 6½" x 4¼" no place no date slightly spotted on the front unknown
27900showing him half length in profile wearing his military uniform with his arm resting on a table 4¼" x 2½" no place no date unknown
28032showing the family on the Royal Yacht the Prince is seated with Alexandra standing behind him and the children grouped around 4¼" x 2½" no place no date faded unknown
25478showing him half length in profile in an oval wearing an array of medals 6¼" x 4¼" no place no date unknown
25498showing the then Prince of Wales sitting on a chair with a cane between his legs 4" x 2½" no place no date unknown
28232Franz Xaver 1805-1873 German Painter and Lithographer favourite of Queen Victoria showing him as Prince of Wales full length in a sailor suit standing by the sea with a ship in the background 15½" x 12" in a fine frame 24" x 20" no place no date unknown
25544showing him half length sitting down in Military uniform holding a sword and a cigar 6½" x 4¼" no place c slightly spotted on the front unknown
27172showing him half length in profile 4¼" x 2½" no place no date slightly faded unknown
29658showing him head and shoulders in profile wearing his elaborately decorated military tunic 4¼" x 2½" no place c. traces of mount on verso unknown
25476showing him half length in profile in Royal Yacht Squadron uniform holding a telescope 6½" x 4¼" no place no date slightly spotted on the front unknown
25477showing him half length in profile wearing a white bow-tie with winged collar 6¼" x 4¼" no place no date unknown
25457showing him half length in profile 4¼" x 2½" no place no date unknown
25464showing him half length wearing a suit and tie 4¼" x 2½" no place no date slightly spotted on the back unknown
27851showing him half length in profile wearing a white bow-tie with winged collar 6¼" x 4¼" no place no date slightly faded unknown
32705with an oval image showing the Prince and Princess seated with the young Prince Albert Victor on a table between them 4" x 2½" no place no date circa 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. unknown
29497taken as Prince of Wales showing him half length in profile wearing his military uniform with medals and sash titled underneath 6½" x 4¼" slightly spotted around edges unknown
