'The Royal Circle at Windsor (Four Generations)' (Queen Victoria with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and one unknown sitter)
1 portrait of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
'The Royal Circle at Windsor (Four Generations)' (Queen Victoria with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and one unknown sitter)
by Raphael Tuck & Sons
chromolithograph, 1887
4 1/2 in. x 6 1/2 in. (114 mm x 165 mm) paper size
Given by G. Hill Rothfield, 1974
Reference Collection
NPG D43330
Artistback to top
- Raphael Tuck & Sons (active 1866-1959), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 263 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Princess Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (née Princess Victoria of Prussia) (1866-1929), Daughter of Frederick III, Emperor of Germany and Princess Victoria. Sitter in 14 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 Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), Fourth and youngest son of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 61 portraits. Identify
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 208 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits. Identify
- Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein (1869-1931), Second eldest child of Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892), Eldest son of Edward VII. Sitter in 117 portraits. Identify
- Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), Queen of Edward VII. Sitter associated with 478 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits. Identify
- Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1878-1942), Red Cross nurse; daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh; wife of Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Sitter associated with 17 portraits. Identify
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844-1900), Naval officer; second son of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 79 portraits. Identify
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874-1899), Only son of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
- 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 112 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
- Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark (1885-1969), Wife of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark; mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Sitter in 26 portraits. Identify
- John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845-1914), Governor-General of Canada. Sitter in 33 portraits. Identify
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), Field Marshal, Governor General of Canada; son of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 160 portraits. Identify
- Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883-1938), Governor-General of South Africa; son of 1st Duke of Connaught and grandson of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 44 portraits. Identify
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (1857-1944), Fifth and youngest daughter of Queen Victoria; wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg. Sitter associated with 102 portraits. Identify
- Alexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886-1960), Army officer and businessman; son of Prince Henry of Battenberg and grandson of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 39 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
- Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831-1917), Husband of Princess Helena. Sitter in 30 portraits. Identify
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught (née Princess of Prussia) (1860-1917), Daughter of Prince Frederick of Prussia; wife of Arthur, Duke of Connaught. Sitter in 37 portraits. Identify
- Marie Alexandrovna, Duchess of Edinburgh (1853-1920), Wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh; daughter of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia. Sitter in 23 portraits. Identify
- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10. Sitter associated with 505 portraits. Identify
- Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (1879-1945), Wife of Prince Heinrich XXX Reuss; daughter of Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. Sitter associated with 2 portraits. Identify
- Frederick III, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (1831-1888), Reigned 1888; husband of Princess Victoria (Princess Royal). Sitter associated with 49 portraits. Identify
- Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh, Duchess of Galliera (1884-1966), Daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh; granddaughter of Queen Victoria; wife of 5th Duke of Galliera. Sitter associated with 9 portraits. Identify
- King George V (1865-1936), Reigned 1910-36. Sitter in 488 portraits. Identify
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1846-1923), Wife of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; third daughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 81 portraits. Identify
- Prince Henry of Prussia (1862-1929), Naval officer; son of Frederick III, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg (1858-1896), Army officer and Governor of the Isle of Wight; husband of Princess Beatrice; son of Prince Alexander of Hesse. Sitter in 12 portraits. Identify
- Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-1892), Soldier; husband of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse. Sitter in 49 portraits. Identify
- Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (Prince Louis of Battenburg) (1854-1921), Admiral of the Fleet and German prince. Sitter in 16 portraits. Identify
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), Artist, sculptor and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 94 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife (1867-1931), Princess Royal; wife of 6th Earl of Fife, later Duke of Fife; daughter of King Edward VII. Sitter in 93 portraits. Identify
- Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden (1882-1920), First wife of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden; daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 36 portraits. Identify
- Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872-1956), Patron of the arts and philanthropist; daughter of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 59 portraits. Identify
- Marie, Queen of Romania (1875-1938), Nurse and writer; wife of Ferdinand I, King of Romania; daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Sitter in 62 portraits. Identify
- Maud, Queen of Norway (1869-1938), Queen consort of King Haakon VII; daughter of King Edward VII. Sitter in 93 portraits. Identify
- Princess Patricia of Connaught (later Lady Patricia Ramsay) (1886-1974), Wife of Sir Alexander Ramsay; daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught; granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 29 portraits. Identify
- Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901. Sitter associated with 548 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits. Identify
- 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 124 portraits. Identify
- Princess Victoria of Wales (1868-1935), Fourth child of King Edward VII. Sitter associated with 110 portraits. Identify
- Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870-1948), Founder of YWCA Women's Auxiliary Force and philanthropist; daughter of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 36 portraits. Identify
- Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven (1863-1950), Granddaughter of Queen Victoria; wife of Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess. Sitter associated with 21 portraits. Identify
- Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Russia (1876-1936), Former wife of Ernest Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and later wife of Grand-Duke Kirill of Russia; daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Sitter in 16 portraits. Identify
- Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (1859-1941), Reigned 1888-1918. Sitter in 47 portraits. Identify
- Wilhelm, German Crown Prince and Crown Prince of Prussia (1882-1951), Son of Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1887back to top
Current affairs
Queen Victoria celebrates her Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years of her reign.In what becomes known as 'Bloody Sunday', or the Trafalgar Square Riot, the police attack a meeting of the Social Democratic Federation, led by among others) Elizabeth Reynolds, John Burns, Annie Besant and Robert Cunninghame-Graham, killing three and injuring more than 200 crowd members.
Art and science
A Study in Scarlet, the first of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson, is published. One of only four novels (there were a further 56 short stories) featuring Holmes, the mystery turns around the discovery of a corpse in Brixton.The essayist and critic Walter Pater publishes Imaginary Portraits in which he consolidates his doctrine of Aestheticism, 'art for art's sake'.
International
Britain ratifies the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, thus accepting the terms of the International Copyright Act (1886), which abolishes the requirement to register foreign works and introduces an exclusive right to import or produce translations.The British annex Zululand; it becomes part of Natal in 1897.
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