Edward Lossier (b. 1852)
Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896) Signed and dated 1900
Enamel on gold | 4.7 x 3.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 422110
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A posthumous miniature portrait based on a photograph of Prince Henry of Battenberg dating from c.1885.
Prince Henry of Battenberg, 'Liko', third son of Prince Alexander of Hesse by his morganatic wife, Princess Julie of Battenburg, married, in 1885, Princess Beatrice, youngest daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Prince Henry made the union acceptable to Queen Victoria by agreeing to live at court, so that Princess Beatrice could continue to act as her mother's companion. He took up appointments as governor and captain general of the Isle of Wight and governor of Carisbrooke Castle but was tempted in 1895 to participate in the Ashanti expedition to West Africa. He died at sea in January 1896 while returning home, from a fever which he had contracted there.
Signed and dated on the counter-enamel in black paint: Ed. Lossier / GENÈVE / 1900Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection during the reign of George V
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Medium and techniques
Enamel on gold
Measurements
4.7 x 3.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
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