Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
(1848-1939), Artist, sculptor and fourth daughter of Queen VictoriaSitter associated with 94 portraits
Artist associated with 1 portrait
The sixth child of Queen Victoria, Princess Louise was considered the most beautiful of the royal children and also the most unconventional. Her marriage in 1871 to the commoner John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, later ninth duke of Argyll, was popular with the public and viewed by the contemporary press as patriotic and 'democratic'. She spent five years in Canada between 1878 and 1883 where he was Governor-General. A talented painter and sculptor, she trained at the National Art Training School and examples of her work include a statue of Queen Victoria in Kensington Gardens and the Boer War memorial in St Paul's Cathedral. She avoided royal protocol as far as possible and dedicated herself to her own work and such issues as the education of women. She also pursued charity work, particularly as part of the war effort.
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Disdéri
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x4943
Knighting of Sir John Morris by Queen Victoria during her visit to Wolverhampton in 1866
by Robert White Thrupp, published by Edward Roden
albumen print, published 1867
NPG Ax137694
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Disdéri
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x197211
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Augustin Aimé Joseph Le Jeune
albumen carte-de-visite, August 1868
NPG x36350
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Augustin Aimé Joseph Le Jeune
albumen carte-de-visite, August 1868
NPG x36351
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 25 May 1868
NPG x3610
John Brown; Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll; Queen Victoria
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1868
NPG x3608
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Unknown artist, after Augustin Aimé Joseph Le Jeune
albumen carte-de-visite, (August 1868)
NPG x134415
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, June 1869
NPG x36121
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870
NPG Ax131380
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1870
NPG x76774
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG x15573
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG x132393
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by John Watkins
albumen print, circa 1870
NPG Ax21898
Carte-de-visite of 9th Duke of Argyll and wife.
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870
NPG x31040
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by York & Son, possibly after John Watkins
glass lantern slide, 1890s (circa 1870)
NPG x3620
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Giulio Rossi
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax46170
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870
NPG x197209
'Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and Family'
published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x139601
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870
NPG x197572
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (brother)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (nephew)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (sister)
- John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (husband)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- King Edward VII (brother)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
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