(HAWAII) Group of carte de visite portraits of the eight rei

Sale 2174 - Lot 138

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(HAWAII.) Group of carte-de-visite portraits of the eight reigning monarchs of Hawaii. 8 photographs, each mounted on 4 x 2 1/2 inch cards, some with mounting remnants on verso, most annotated on recto or verso. Honolulu, circa 1870-85

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All eight monarchs of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1795-1893) are here: Kings Kamehameha I, II, III, IV, and V, King Lunalilo I, King Kalakaua I, and Queen Liliuokalani. All photographs were produced by Menzies Dickson of Honolulu circa 1870-82, except for Kamehameha IV and Kalakaua by Andreas A. Montano of Honolulu (same period), and the uncredited image of Lunalilo. The first two kings are represented by photographs of paintings.