Reference1946/4/2H/1
LevelItem
TitlePhotograph album of a trip across Europe by Helen Matilda, Countess of Radnor
Descriptionphotographic record of trip to Germany, Switzerland and Central Europe by Helen Matilda, Countess of Radnor (1846-1929) and her daughter Wilma 'Queenie' (1869-1931), joined by William, 5th Earl of Radnor (1841-1900) and Jacob, Viscount Folkestone, later 6th Earl of Radnor (1868-1930); places visited include Cologne, Bonn, Wurzburg, Bayreuth (Helen Matilda had not previously been an admirer of Richard Wagner, but two performances of Parsifal converted her - there are coloured photographs of the production in the album), Marienbad, Kreuzbrunnen, Kissingen, Nuremburg (with picture of Albrecht Durer's house), Berchtesgaden, Salzburg, Munich, Zurich, Lucerne, Andermatt, Basle and Badenweiler
Date1884
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