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Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

(1837-1892), Soldier; husband of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse

Sitter in 49 portraits

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Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by Herbert Watkins - NPG P301(150c)

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, arched top, late 1850s
NPG P301(150c)

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by Susan D. Durant - NPG 2023a(10a)

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by Susan D. Durant
metal medallion, 1867
NPG 2023a(10a)

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x26125

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x26125

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine; Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, by Unknown photographer - NPG x32963

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine; Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x32963

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by L. Haase & Co - NPG x132395

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by L. Haase & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x132395

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by Disdéri - NPG Ax39878

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by Disdéri
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax39878

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax21891

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
NPG Ax21891

Queen Victoria and her family, by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen - NPG x134740

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
NPG x134740

'Interiors of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle and Portraits of the Royal Family of Great Britain', by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen - NPG x134741

'Interiors of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle and Portraits of the Royal Family of Great Britain'

by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134741

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse; King Edward VII, by Samuel E. Poulton - NPG x136868

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse; King Edward VII

by Samuel E. Poulton
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x136868

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x26126

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
NPG x26126

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by Camille Silvy - NPG Ax46798

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, 27 June 1861
NPG Ax46798

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by Camille Silvy - NPG Ax54639

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 27 June 1861
NPG Ax54639

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by Camille Silvy - NPG Ax54640

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 27 June 1861
NPG Ax54640

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by Camille Silvy - NPG x197574

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, 27 June 1861
NPG x197574

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax196512

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, circa 1861
NPG Ax196512

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x36348

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1863
NPG x36348

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion, Son & Co - NPG x26124

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1863
NPG x26124

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x26123

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, May 1863
NPG x26123

Queen Victoria with her family, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x36347

Queen Victoria with her family

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
carbon print, April 1863
NPG x36347

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