3-078-305 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

His Imperial Majesty the German Emperor in hunting costume, 1895. 'Although Emperor William's experience as a sportsman cannot be considered nearly so extensive as that of the Austrian Emperor or the Prince of Wales, yet every now and then he makes an interlude in his heavy State duties such as that which our frontispiece illustrates. His Majesty is much more devoted to yachting than to shooting, two branches of sport which equally interest his uncle, the Prince of Wales. The variety of animals which the latter has shot in different parts of the globe once very much surprised and humbled a boastful American, who imagined his own shooting record was unique. The injury to the German Emperor's arm has not permitted him to become a great shot, but it has not affected his horsemanship, which is very graceful. In the saddle he looks as dignified as did his late father, the Emperor Frederick, whose figure, emphasised by his white uniform, made an unforgettable picture in the Queen's Jubilee procession'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.