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Georg II, Duke of Saxe Meiningen (1826-1914) 1871
8.4 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2908443
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Carte-de-visite full length photograph of Georg II, Duke of Saxe Meiningen. The subject is shown in three quarter view, facing towards the left of the image, whilst his head is turned towards the right of the image. He has receding hair and a full beard and moustache. He wears the uniform of General of Infantry of the Prussian Army and carries a sword on his left hand side. On the left of the image there is a draped curtain and a small elaborately carved writing desk, on which the subject's helmet is placed.
Georg was the only son of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe Meiningen and his wife Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel.Provenance
Collection of Queen Victoria
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8.4 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.6 x 6.1 cm (mount)
22.2 x 17.3 cm (page dimensions)
24.0 x 19.4 x 6.1 cm (album)
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