Prince Alfred of England

Title: Prince Alfred of England
Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Date: 1865

Oil on canvas, 74.4 x 61.4 cm. Winterhalter was born in the Black Forest where he was encouraged to draw at school. In 1818 he went to Freiburg to study under Karl Ludwig Schüler and then moved to Munich in 1823, where he attended the Academy and studied under Josef Stieler, a fashionable portrait painter. Winterhalter was first brought to the attention of Queen Victoria by the Queen of the Belgians and subsequently painted numerous portraits at the English court from 1842 till his death. Prince Alfred (1844–1900), aged 21, is wearing naval uniform with the star of the Garter. He was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and joined the navy when he was 14 years old, in August 1858. He served on the Euryalus and sailed to the Mediterranean, South Africa, and the West Indies, returning home in August 1861. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1863 and, after a career in the navy, was made Admiral of the Fleet in 1893. Signed and dated: Fr Winterhalter / 1865. Inscribed on the back with the names of the artist and sitter and as painted at the Rosenau, August 1865.

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https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/404833/prince-alfred-1844-1900-later-duke-of-edinburgh

Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich-Wilhelm with His Family

Title: Crown Prince Friedrich-Wilhelm with his wife, Crown Princess Victoria, and their children, Prince Wilhelm and Princess Charlotte.
Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Date:1862

Crown Princess Victoria is dressed in an opulent evening dress. She was presumably expecting Prince Heinrich who arrived on 14 August of that year.


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http://www.gogmsite.net/early_victorian_-_1837_-_18/princess_royal_victoria/princess-royal-victoria/1862_emperor_frederick_iii_.html

The First of May 1851

Title: The First of May 1851
Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Date:1851

This picture shows the Duke of Wellington offering a gift to Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and Prince Arthur, in a scene resembling the Adoration of the Magi. The painting was commissioned by Queen Victoria to commemorate the 1st of May 1851, which held a threefold significance: it was the first birthday of Prince Arthur, the eighty-second birthday of prince's godfather the Duke of Wellington, and the opening day of the Great Exhibition. Prince Arthur holds Lily-of-the-valley, a traditional 1st of May gift said to bring good luck. The Crystal Palace can be seen in the background.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_of_May,_1851.jpg

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Title: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Date: 1842

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha wearing the Golden Fleece, painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter in 1842. Commissioned by Queen Victoria, it is perhaps unsurprising that this early portrait was one of Queen Victoria’s three favourite pictures of her husband, given the artist’s romantic treatment of the subject. Prince Albert is depicted in officer’s undress uniform, standing in a noble pose set against stormy skies, in a manner evocative of Ingres.

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https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/eGallery/object.asp?maker=12557&object=401412&row=1&detail=about

Antoine d' Orleans Duc de Montpesier

Title: Antoine d' Orleans Duc de Montpesier
Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Date: 1844

Antoine d'Orléans (Antoine Marie Philippe Louis d'Orléans; 31 July 1824 – 4 February 1890) was a member of the French royal family in the House of Orléans. He was the youngest son of King Louis Philippe of France and his wife Maria Amelia Teresa of the Two Sicilies. He was styled as the Duke of Montpensier. He was born on 31 July 1824 at the château de Neuilly and died 4 February 1890 at Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine,_Duke_of_Montpensier

http://www.wikiart.org/en/franz-xaver-winterhalter/antoine-marie-philippe-louis-d-orleans-duc-de-montpensier-1844

Portrait of François-Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans, prince de Joinville (1818-1900)

Title: Portrait of François-Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans, prince de Joinville (1818-1900)
Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Date: 1844

François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d’Orléans, prince de Joinville,  (born Aug. 14, 1818, Neuilly, Fr.—died June 16, 1900, Paris), naval officer and writer on military topics who was prominent in the modernization of the French Navy. The son of Louis-Philippe, duc d’Orléans, later king of the French from 1830 to 1848, Joinville joined the navy in 1831, becoming lieutenant in 1836. Sent to Vera Cruz in 1838, he fought well, rising to captain (1839), and in 1840 he carried Napoleon’s remains back to France. Named vice admiral in 1844, he caused a stir with an article in the Revue des Deux Mondes comparing the naval forces of England and France, to the detriment of France. To redress the balance he urged France to acquire steamships. A great sponsor of new inventions, he was the patron of Dupuy de Lôme, architect of the earliest steam- and screw-rated ships. After 1848 Joinville went to England and in 1861 to the United States to offer his services to President Lincoln. Returning to France in 1870, he was expelled, returned under the name of Colonel Lutherod, and was exiled again, but the law that exiled the Orléans family was repealed in 1871. Elected deputy of Haute-Marne in 1871, he retired from public life in 1875. His works include Essais sur la marine française (1852; “Essays on the French Navy”) and Études sur la marine, 2 vol. (1859; “Naval Studies”).

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http://www.britannica.com/biography/Francois-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie-dOrleans-prince-de-Joinville

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francois_Ferdinand_d'Orleans,Prince_de_Joinville,_1843.jpg

Louis-Charles-Philippe of Orleans Duke of Nemours

Title: Louis-Charles-Philippe of Orleans Duke of Nemours
Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Date: 1843

Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 140 x 215 cm. Now belong to Chateau de Versailles, France. Louis, Duke of Nemours was the second son of King Louis Phillipe of France. Louis became a colonel at the age of 12, and spent most of his life in the military. Appropriately, he is shown in full early Victorian military splendour, all shiny boots, red moire sash and gold epaulettes.

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http://thedreamstress.com/2010/01/rate-the-dress-louis-duke-of-nemours-by-winterhalter/