Olga, Queen, consort of George I, King of the Hellenes leaving the Church of the Savior of Lykodemos, Athens, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Olga, Queen, consort of George I, King of the Hellenes leaving the Church of the Savior of Lykodemos, Athens, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

March 14, 1891

Date

1891-03-14

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

View of Olga, Queen, consort of George I, King of the Hellenes leaving the Church of the Savior of Lykodemos in Athens. She is escorted by an unidentified man and an elderly women is descending the steps on the left. The wheel of a waiting carriage and coachman are in the left foreground. On the right are a man in military attire, a man and boy and a man in formal attire including white gloves and who holds a top hat at his side.
Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's stay in Athens before embarking on a bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: 21 / 54
Text from negative sleeve: No. 51. March 14, 1891. The Queen of Greece descending the stairs after hearing service in the Russian Church in Athens.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Olga, Queen, consort of George I, King of the Hellenes, 1851-1926

Location

Greece--Athens

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Bicycle touring -- Greece
Queens -- Greece