Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her family
1 of 4 portraits of Princess Victoria Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany with her family
by Vandyk, published by J.J. Samuels Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1908
3 in. x 5 in. (76 mm x 127 mm) image size
Photographs Collection
NPG x539
Artistsback to top
- J.J. Samuels Ltd, Printer, publisher and postcard retailer. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.
- Vandyk (active 1881-1947), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 662 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith (née Cambridge) (1906-1994), Wife of Sir Henry Abel Smith; daughter of 1st Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice of Albany; great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 36 portraits. Identify
- Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany (1861-1922), Wife of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; daughter of Prince George Victor of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Sitter in 23 portraits. Identify
- Prince Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone (1874-1957), Army officer and Governor-General of South Africa and of Canada. Sitter in 38 portraits. Identify
- Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883-1981), Granddaughter of Queen Victoria and diplomatic service wife; Commandant-in-Chief, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY). Sitter in 30 portraits. Identify
- Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1954), Son of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
- Princess Sibylla of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten (1908-1972), Daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; wife of Prince Gustav Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
- Princess Victoria Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1885-1970), Wife of Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
Events of 1908back to top
Current affairs
Henry Asquith replaces Henry Campbell-Bannerman as Liberal leader and Prime Minister, with David Lloyd George taking control of the Exchequer. Asquith and Lloyd George embark on a bold programme of social reform, laying the foundations of the Welfare State, introducing government pensions this year and later a system of National Insurance.The first aeroplane for the British army is built by the American, Samuel Cody.
Art and science
E.M. Forster's novel A Room with a View is published, following the experiences of a young woman, Lucy Honeychurch, in the repressed culture of Edwardian England.The French art critic Louis Vauxcelles first uses the term 'cubism' to refer to a landscape painting by Georges Braque.
International
King Carlos of Portugal and his heir, Prince Luis Filipe, are killed by assassins from the Republican trying to provoke a revolution. Carlos I, unpopular because of his extravagant lifestyle and extramarital affairs, was succeeded by his younger son, Manuel, the last monarch of the Braganza dynasty.Following the death of the Guangxu Emperor in China, his two year old nephew replaces him, becoming the the last Manchu emperor of China.
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