Queen Victoria and her family
10 of 50 portraits of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Queen Victoria and her family
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
3 5/8 in. x 2 3/8 in. (91 mm x 60 mm) image size
Purchased, 1977
Photographs Collection
NPG x134740
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Artistsback to top
- Ashford Brothers & Co. Artist associated with 9 portraits.
- Georg Emil Hansen (1833-1891). Artist associated with 30 portraits.
- John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901), Photographer. Artist associated with 478 portraits.
- John & Charles Watkins (active 1865-1870). Artist associated with 320 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), Fourth and youngest son of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 50 portraits.
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 175 portraits, Artist associated with 2 portraits.
- Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), Queen of Edward VII. Sitter associated with 360 portraits, Artist of 2 portraits.
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), Naval officer; second son of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878), Third child of Queen Victoria; wife of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Sitter associated with 96 portraits.
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (1857-1944), Fifth and youngest daughter of Queen Victoria; wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg. Sitter associated with 86 portraits.
- Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860-1919), Second wife of Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen; daughter of Frederick III, Emperor of Germany and granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 10 portraits.
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), Field Marshal and Governor General of Canada; son of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 120 portraits.
- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10. Sitter associated with 345 portraits.
- Frederick III, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (1831-1888), Reigned 1888; husband of Princess Victoria (Princess Royal). Sitter associated with 41 portraits.
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923), Wife of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; third daughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 68 portraits.
- Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-1892), Soldier; husband of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse. Sitter associated with 39 portraits.
- Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901. Sitter associated with 444 portraits, Artist associated with 5 portraits.
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901), Consort of Frederick III, German Emperor, King of Prussia; daughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 107 portraits.
- Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (1859-1941), Reigned 1888-1918. Sitter in 27 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG Ax24147: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (source portrait)
- NPG x26131: Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (source portrait)
- NPG x15726: Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (source portrait)
- NPG Ax131381: Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (source portrait)
- NPG x131290: Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia with her two eldest children (source portrait)
- NPG x132242: Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (source portrait)
- NPG x12852: Queen Alexandra (source portrait)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Exhibitions and displays
- Victorian Masquerade
Until 2 June - Alexander Bassano: Victorian Photographer
Until 10 November - William Nicholson Woodcuts
Until 2 March 2014



