Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), Queen of Edward VII
Sitter associated with 360 portraits
Artist of 2 portraits
Born in Copenhagen, the eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark She married Edward VII in 1863 when he was Prince of Wales. She became engaged in charity work and founded the Imperial (Royal) Military Nursing Service in 1902, and instituted the annual Alexandra Rose Day in aid of hospitals in 1912. Alexandra shared with her husband a keen interest in photography. As well as being a patron and collector of photography she was the most celebrated royal photographer of her time. Alexandra's beauty, elegance, unpretentiousness, kindness defined her effectiveness in supporting the King.
The Landing of HRH The Princess Alexandra at Gravesend, 7th March 1863
by Henry Nelson O'Neil
oil on canvas, 1864
NPG 5487
after Sir (Samuel) Luke Fildes
oil on canvas, 1920 (1894)
NPG 1889
by James Lafayette (James Stack Lauder), for Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
albumen panel card, 1901
NPG P659
The Homage-Giving: Westminster Abbey, 9th August, 1902
by John Henry Frederick Bacon
oil on canvas, 1903
NPG 6058
by E. Lange
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG Ax24180
by E. Lange
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG Ax24174
by James Russell & Sons
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46770
by Rudolph Striegler
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG Ax39786
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134740
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134741
by E. Lange
albumen carte-de-visite, 3 June 1861
NPG Ax24176
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by François Deron
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG Ax24157
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG Ax24158
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG Ax24177
by Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, July 1862
NPG Ax24182
Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by Ghémar Frères
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG Ax46732
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, November 1862
NPG Ax46748
Christian IX, King of Denmark and his family
by Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
NPG x74402
Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG x14384
King Edward VII (husband)
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (grandson)
King George V (son)
King George VI (grandson)
Prince George, Duke of Kent (grandson)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (grandson)
Prince John (grandson)
Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (granddaughter)
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