Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as a fairy prince
1 portrait of Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as a fairy prince
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 22 July 1874
5 1/2 in. x 3 7/8 in. (139 mm x 98 mm) image size
Purchased, 1980
Photographs Collection
NPG x26135
Sitterback to top
- 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.
Artistback to top
- Alexander Bassano (1829-1913), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 2805 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Arthur is shown here dressed as a fairy prince at the Prince and Princess of Wales's Marlborough House Fancy Dress Ball.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Alexander Bassano: Victorian Photographer (From 25 March 2013)
Events of 1874back to top
Current affairs
Disraeli becomes Prime Minister for the second time, winning the general election and giving the Conservative party its first absolute majority since the 1840s.Professional opportunities for women develop, with the opening of the London School of Economics to women, the foundation of the London School of Medicine for Women and the Women's Protective and Provident League.
Art and science
The Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, etc., including Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro organise an exhibition in Paris. Art critic Louis Leroy gives the group its name, criticising Monet's Impression, Sunrise for being merely an unfinished 'impression'. Impressionism becomes recognisable for techniques such as short, broken brushstrokes barely conveying forms, pure unblended colours, and an emphasis on the effects of light.International
Britain annexes the Gold Coast, the region on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, now the independent nation of Ghana, following the second Ashanti war. The Treaty of Fomena secured massive financial reparations for the British, and strengthened their hold on the prosperous resources and trade routes in the regions. However, weakening the Ashanti tribe greatly destabilised the area.Comments back to top
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