When it was his last year in 1911, the Emperor's photograph was secretly taken from a distance while he was reviewing troops on the military exercise, this was said to be the last photograph taken before he died.
ただ、最晩年の明治44年（1911年）に軍事演習閲兵中の姿を遠くから隠し撮りした写真が残っており、これが明治天皇が最後に撮影された姿と言われている。