Empress of Germany on horse – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Empress of Germany on horse in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Empress of Germany on horse
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The caption on this glass negative identifies the subject only as the "Empress of Germany" on horseback, and the title comes from unverified Bain News Service data, so the sitter is not confirmed. The most likely candidate is Augusta Victoria, consort of Kaiser Wilhelm II from 1888 until the monarchy ended in 1918. Bain's agency supplied news photographs of royalty, society and sport to American newspapers in the early twentieth century, so this plate probably served a press story rather than a formal portrait. Riding was a common pastime for European court women of the period, and the picture offers a glimpse of how such public figures were presented to the press.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 791 × 1,085 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-18431 |
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