Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein; Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
1 portrait of Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein; Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Ann Mary Newton
lithograph, April 1858
22 1/2 in. x 15 in. (570 mm x 382 mm) paper size
Given by Austin Lane Poole, 1956
Reference Collection
NPG D22135
Sittersback to top
- 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.
- 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.
Artistsback to top
- M & N Hanhart (active 1839-1882), Lithographic printers. Artist or producer associated with 334 portraits.
- Richard James Lane (1800-1872), Sculptor and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 1226 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Ann Mary Newton (née Severn) (1832-1866), Portrait painter; daughter of Joseph Severn. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1858back to top
Current affairs
After Palmerston's government collapses, the Earl of Derby becomes Prime Minister for second time, again heading a minority government.The Property qualification for MPs is abolished; one of the demands made by the Chartists, this allowed men who did not own property to stand as parliamentary candidates. Lionel Nathan Rothschild becomes the first Jew to sit in Britain's House of Commons, taking his oath on the Old Testament.
Art and science
The pianist Charles Hallé founds a symphony orchestra in Manchester, the Halle; now Britain's oldest professional orchestra. The Hallé symphony rose to prominence in the mid-20th century, under the tenure of conductor John Barbirolli, during which time they made many recordings, including Ralph Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 8.International
The British Crown assumes control of India from the East India Company.The Treaty of Tientsin, ending the Second Opium War, gives European powers new rights to intervene in Chinese affairs
The Fenian Brotherhood is founded by John O'Mahony, an Irish emigrant to the United States, to support Irish republican ambitions.
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