Historic Photo Album
Axel Munthe, 23, in Paris, starting his career as a physician
Munthe’s first wife Ultima Hornberg (1861-1895)
Axel Munthe’s dog Puck. Munthe used his name as a pseudonym
Panorama picture of Villa San Michele at the beginning of the 20th century
Princess Marie Louise of Hannover beneath the newly planted pergola
Axel Munthe and the Crown Princess Victoria on a boat trip
Axel Munthe in the atrium of Villa San Michele
Munthe oversees the bath of the dog Jallah
Queen Victoria resting in the sun at Capri
Axel Munthe’s mongoose at Villa San Michele
King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria of Sweden visiting Anacapri 1913
Hilda Pennington Mellor (1882-1967), Munthe’s second wife
The chapel of Villa San Michele with the Etruscan Sphinx
The inside of the chapel. Munthe used it as a library and a music room
Prince Gustaf Adolf with his fiancée, Princess Margaret of Connaught
Munthe and his beloved dogs
A smiling Axel Munthe with his dog, the art collector Giuseppe Primoli and the author Matilde Serao at Villa San Michele
Street life in Anacapri
Munthe with the donkey Rosina
Munthe’s baboon Billy picking fleas on the dog Tappio
Munthe with sons Malcolm, Peter and Hilda at the family estate Hildasholm
Fateful picture of Munthe on a walk, late in life
Axel Munthe overlooking the light house at Capri
The article announcing Munthe’s death by the famous Italian journalist Indro Montanelli