Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
(1848-1939), Artist, sculptor and fourth daughter of Queen VictoriaSitter associated with 94 portraits
Artist associated with 1 portrait
The sixth child of Queen Victoria, Princess Louise was considered the most beautiful of the royal children and also the most unconventional. Her marriage in 1871 to the commoner John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, later ninth duke of Argyll, was popular with the public and viewed by the contemporary press as patriotic and 'democratic'. She spent five years in Canada between 1878 and 1883 where he was Governor-General. A talented painter and sculptor, she trained at the National Art Training School and examples of her work include a statue of Queen Victoria in Kensington Gardens and the Boer War memorial in St Paul's Cathedral. She avoided royal protocol as far as possible and dedicated herself to her own work and such issues as the education of women. She also pursued charity work, particularly as part of the war effort.
The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26
The Opening of the Royal Albert Infirmary at Bishop's Waltham, 1865
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1865
NPG 3083
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen print, 1867
NPG P22(1)
Group of fifteen, including Queen Victoria
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(2)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(3)
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 1868
NPG P22(7)
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 1868
NPG P22(6)
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
attributed to Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
terracotta bust
NPG 4455
Queen Victoria with her family
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s (1857)
NPG x134737
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, May 1860
NPG Ax46710
Helena Augusta Victoria, Princess Christian; Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1 July 1860
NPG Ax26221
by and after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, early 1860s
NPG x132718
Queen Victoria with her family
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134742
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen Victoria and their children
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1861
NPG Ax9571
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, February 1861
NPG Ax46712
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, February 1861
NPG x15569
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1 March 1861
NPG Ax9582
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, February 1861
NPG x15570
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG x15568
Album introductory carte-de-visite with members of the Royal Family
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Ghémar Frères, and (Octavius) Charles Watkins, and Émile Desmaisons, and Unknown photographers
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x197214
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (brother)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (nephew)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (sister)
- John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (husband)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- King Edward VII (brother)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
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