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.
by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Ann Mary Newton
lithograph, April 1858
NPG D22135
published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 22 February 1871
NPG D48224
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by William Henry Simmons, published by Henry Graves & Co, and published by John Mitchell, after Walter Rowland Holyoake
mezzotint, published 1 January 1872
NPG D33824
Key to 'Royal Family Group, 1874' (Queen Victoria with her family)
after Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after Unknown artist
ink on acetate, (1881)
NPG D33661
by Raphael Tuck & Sons
chromolithograph, 1887
NPG D43330
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x3604
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1 March 1861
NPG Ax45712
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by A.J. (Arthur James) Melhuish
woodburytype on paper mount, published 15 April 1876 (1871)
NPG x15574
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, mid 1880s
NPG x96069
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, mid 1880s
NPG x96074
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, mid 1880s
NPG x96075
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, mid 1880s
NPG x96078
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1896
NPG x96077
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by and after Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass copy negative, 13 September 1933 (December 1932)
NPG x157480
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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