John Brown (1826-1883), Gillie and personal servant of Queen Victoria
Sitter in 11 portraits
Scottish gillie; Queen Victoria's favourite servant. Brown's popularity with the Queen did not extend to the rest of her household and her family, who found his manners and his drinking habits offensive. Her affection reached its height when he defended her from an assassination attempt in 1872.
by George Washington Wilson
albumen print, 1857
NPG P22(17)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 1868
NPG P22(4)
John Brown; Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll; Queen Victoria
by W. & D. Downey, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1868
NPG x3608
by Robert Milne
albumen print, early-mid 1880s
NPG x17053
by Hills & Saunders
albumen cabinet card, early 1880s
NPG x4732
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, early 1880s
NPG x87207
by Hills & Saunders
half-plate glass negative, early 1880s
NPG x35278
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax39034
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Place
Aberdeenshire
