BENEDICT XV: (1854-1922) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1914-22. A good vintage signed sepia 9 x

BENEDICT XV: (1854-1922) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1914-22. A good vintage signed sepia 9 x

BENEDICT XV: (1854-1922) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1914-22. A good vintage signed sepia 9 x 14 photograph, incorporating an Apostolic Blessing, the image depicting the Pope seated in a three-quarter length pose wearing his white cassock, mozzetta and zucchetto. Photograph by Guiseppe Felici of Rome and bearing their imprint to the mount. Immediately beneath the image appears a neat calligraphic text, in Italian, 'Blessed Father, Gabriella Mazzetti Stellingwerff humbly prostrated at the feet of Your Holiness begs for…..his Apostolic Blessing' and beneath this the Pope has added his signature ('Benedictus PP XV') with two additional lines of text in his hand, in Italian, 'We bestow our heartfelt implored apostolic blessings', also dated 16th April 1921 in his hand. A few very minor, small and light scuffs to the image, otherwise VG

Guiseppe Felici (1839-1923) Italian Photographer whose firm were the official photographers of the Vatican for four generations.