W & D Downey (active 1855-1941)
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837-92), when Prince Louis of Hesse
Albumen print | 8.4 x 5.1 cm (sight) | RCIN 2932955
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Photograph of Louis of Hesse, later Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, in a half length portrait, facing three-quarters to the left and looking down.
Prince Louis was born on the 12 September 1837 at the Prinz-Carl-Palais in Darmstadt. His father was Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine and his mother, Princess Elisabeth of Prussia. Prince Louis married Princess Alice at Osborne House on the 1 July 1862. He died at the New Palace in Darmstadt on the 13 March 1892 and was buried at Rosenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany. -
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Albumen print
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8.4 x 5.1 cm (sight)
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