Queen Alexandra
2 of 478 portraits of Queen Alexandra
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Alexandra
by Henry Garland
marble bust, circa 1883
22 1/2 in. (572 mm) overall
Given by Alexandra Club, 1939
Primary Collection
NPG 3059
Sitterback to top
- Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), Queen of Edward VII. Sitter associated with 478 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 9
Events of 1883back to top
Current affairs
Following the Secret Ballot Act (1872), the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act was a further measure introduced by Gladstone's government with the intention of limiting bribery and intimidation in elections. Candidates' expenses were published, and a strict limit set on expenses, and it also enabled poorer candidates to stand for parliament.Art and science
The Royal College of Music founded in London, with the British musicologist George Grove as its first director.Monet moves to Giverny, a village along the Seine, where he lives until his death in 1926. Renting a farmhouse he later buys, Monet designs a pond, redesigns the garden, and begins to paint some of his most recognisable images of water lilies, flower beds and the Japanese footbridge.
International
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Martin Hopkinson
04 April 2018, 11:39
Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts 1868 no 322 was Henry Weigall ' Portrait of HRH the Princess of Wales'. This may be the painting now owned by Gravesham Borough Council as 'Queen Alexandra'. See ArtUK website.
Jacinto Regalado
28 May 2020, 18:09
The sculptor was Henry Garland (1831-1902) who signed H. Garland (see below):
https://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=ann_1279923622
Here is another bust by Garland:
https://www.bada.org/object/fine-white-marble-bust-undine-henry-garland-ra-1831-1902-faux-marble-pedestal
This entry should be amended to include his full name and dates.