Greece Photographer: G. Damianos, Typhoxylos and... Lot 4036

Greece Photographer: G. Damianos, Typhoxylos and unknown. Photo album pertaining to Greek history of the 19th century. 1860s. Circa 95 cartes-de-visite albumen portraits. Most studio mounts with photographer's name below the image on mount recto and/or on mount verso, inserted in gilt-edged album page windows (some toning), bound in dark blue full leather album (inner joint cracked, spine with small tears, edges/corners rubbed) with brass classical ornaments (meander frieze) and date HELLAS (in Greek letters) 1820-1867 on brass plate in the shape of a round hoplite shield on front cover, clasp, silk end papers. A "patriotic" photo album with many CDV photos pertaining to Greek history of the 19th century, especially the Greek struggle for freedom. It starts with circa 40 pictures (reproductions of heroic paintings). These are followed by CDV reproductions of King Otto I and his wife, as well as of Joannis Kapodistrias. Two original CDV portraits show 17 year old Prince Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein and a portrait of him as King George I of Greece with a portrait of his later wife Olga Konstantinowna Romanova. There are circa 14 other portrait photographs of important personalities and members of Greek families and militaries who apparently played a role during the Revolution, many of them inscribed by name in Greek on the verso.