Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The King in Colour

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A rare colour image of King Edward VII taking a breather during a stroll through a Scottish estate in full Highland costume in the autumn of 1909. Recently discovered in the home of the banker Lionel de Rothschild, who took the photo, the image of the King was taken on one of the banker's regular trips to Scotland for the autumn grouse season, at Tulchan in Strathspey, 15 miles from Balmoral. Rothschild was an enthusiastic amateur photographer who experimented in taking colour pictures, called autochromes, and went about perfecting the new process. Eight months after it was taken, Edward died and George V took ascended the throne.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2009 at 3:52 AM

    Like it was just yesterday. Incredible

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  2. Osmund Kilrule September 16, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    "...took the throne" wouldn't it be better as "ascended the throne" or "came to the throne"? He did not really have to took it-it was his.

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  3. TweedsmuirSeptember 16, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    Yeah, alright. Your wish is my command.

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  4. alisonSeptember 17, 2009 at 12:30 PM

    Amazing photo

    Sorry to go OT but I thought I would drop this one in on you. There has been some mention in the press about leaving out Thatcher from this leaflet intended for schools which in itself is a major flaw..

    http://www.equalities.gov.uk/pdf/437_GEO%20Factsheet.pdf

    but the document is entitled Women In Power and is produced by the Crown under copyight and oh look who else they forgot! Hardly surprising given the inate ability for socialist republicans to wear away our constitutional set up and try to consign the role to irrelevance just so they can hoarde as much power as possible as mini unchecked monarchs. They have dismissed our past and along with it a good number of important and powerful women throughout history many of whom, as heads of state, put this country into the very position from which to provide the splendid stage on which they all now preen.

    As a woman, I feel cheated.

    Yours
    Alison
    adirtymartini.typepad.com

    I love your blog by the way. Apologies for speaking from the heart and not with the wonderful graces you fellas use here on the site ;)

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  5. The MonarchistSeptember 17, 2009 at 8:09 PM

    What do you say, gents? Care for a dirty martini?

    Yes please.

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  6. alisonSeptember 18, 2009 at 4:40 PM

    I'm flattered! I should also try using better punctuation :P

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  7. alisonSeptember 18, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    By the way, I saw the post you put up here not so long ago about children enjoying monarchy and thought, since it is Friday, I might share this with you:

    http://adirtymartini.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/04/i-like-the-qeen.html

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