Princess helena

Princess Helena (1846 - 1923) by Franz Xavier Winterhalter, 1861.

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Princess Helena of the United Kingdom - late 1860s

Princess Helena of the United Kingdom

Princess Helena, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein by Alexander Bassano c.1882

Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), standing, facing slightly to the left. She gazes to the far right, away from the camera. She rests her right arm on a small circular table. A vase and newspaper are positioned on the table.

Princess Louise (1848 - 1939) by Albert Graefle, 1864.

Photograph of a full length portrait of Princess Helena (1846-1923) standing, facing left, her face captured in profile. She holds a posy in her left hand and a dark lacy shawl in front of her.

William Essex trained as an enamel painter in the workshop of Charles Muss (1779 – 1824), Enamel Painter to William IV. Essex first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1818 and throughout the 1820s and early 1830s built up a successful practice, working chiefly in enamel. William Essex must have had his first introduction to court circles through Charles Muss. He may initially have worked in collaboration with his teacher, but by 1827 was earning his own commissions from George IV. In 1834…