David Mossman (1825-1906)
Prince Louis of Hesse (1837-1892), later Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine 1865
Watercolour over photograph on card | 6.2 x 5.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 420334
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Although the inscription on the frame gives this miniature to Henry Charles Heath after a photograph by Carl Seeger, the technique does not resemble Heath's, and the initials point to a work by David Mossman. The source is a photograph by Carl Seeger of Darmstadt showing Prince Louis of Hesse half-length, in Garter robes (RCIN 2941250).
Signed in white paint along the left-hand edge: DM.Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection during the reign of Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour over photograph on card
Measurements
6.2 x 5.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
7.5 x 6.2 cm (frame, external)
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Other number(s)
Vic Min : Remington, V., 2010. Victorian Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen – Vic Min 656Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 20/16
