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Painting of baby Princess Alice by Edwin Landseer, 1843. Prince Albert ordered this painting as a surprise gift to his wife. Alice was born on 25 April 1843 at Buckingham Palace in London. She was christened "Alice Maud Mary" in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace by The Archbishop of Canterbury, William Howley, on 2 June 1843.
In this portrait Princess Alice is depicted in evening dress with badges of the Orders of Victoria and Albert, the Crown of India, and Louise of Prussia. The head-and-shoulders composition originates from Heinrich von Angeli’s family portrait of 1878-9 (see below) which inspired many versions.
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1866; Franck (François-Marie-Louis-Alexandre Gobinet de Villecholles) (French, 1816 - 1906), Justin Lallier; Albumen
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Photograph of a painted portrait of Princess Alice Maud Mary of the United Kingdom, later Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt, consort of Ludwig IV. Her...
©. Description. This is a copy by Hartmann after a portrait-type which originated with Von Angeli’s portrait of Princess Alice with her husband and children (RCIN 408904). Hartmann was paid £50 3s 8d for the copy on 31 August 1880 and it was placed in the Queen’s Sitting-Room at Osborne.
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom VA CI was the Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 1877 to 1878.
Jan 12, 2019 · Franz Xaver Winterhalter: Princess Alice (1843-78), later Grand Duchess of Hesse ...
