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George Piner Cartland
Princess Alice of Albany with Skippy the fox terrier Apr 1886
Albumen print | 13.7 x 8.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2904369
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Photograph of Princess Alice of Albany (1883-1981), aged three, with Skippy the family dog. She is standing in a studio wearing an outdoor coat and hat and is holding a small umbrella. Skippy is sitting beside her to the left.
Skippy was a fox terrier adopted from Battersea Dogs Home by Princess Alice's father Prince Leopold. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to be a patron of Battersea Dogs Home, a tradition which still continues today.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Albumen print
Measurements
13.7 x 8.8 cm (image)
30.2 x 23.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Princess Alice of Albany, 1886 [in Portraits of Royal Children Vol.34 1885-1886]
Featured in
ExhibitionCrown and Camera: The British Royal Family and Photography 1842-1910 : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
The first Royal Collection exhibition to be entirely dedicated to photography
PublicationNoble Hounds and Dear Companions
Over 150 photographs of the canine companions of the Royal Family
