Signatures of Princesses Alice, Helena and Louise, and Princes Arthur and Leopold
Information
Title
Signatures of Princesses Alice, Helena and Louise, and Princes Arthur and Leopold
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/RoySig/21
Author or creator
Snellgrove, Emily G. (1839-1916)
Date
1861
Scope & content
Decorative illustration for five signatures, depicting three blue and white pansies with a spray of leaves curled to form loops within which two of the signatures are inscribed, against a background of blue sky.. TC: Signed: 'Alice'; CL: Signed: 'Helena'; CR: Signed: 'Louise'; LL: Signed: 'Arthur'; LR: Signed: 'Leopold' ; LL: signed by artist: 'E.G. Snellgrove'; LR: 'Female School of Art'. Princess Alice (later Grand Duchess of Hesse) (1843–1878), Life Member; Princess Helena (1846–1928), Life Member; Princess Louise (later Duchess of Argyll), (1848–1939), Life Member; Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853–1884), Life Member; Prince Arthur,
Extent
1 item
Physical description
watercolour painting (technique). 35 cm x 23 cm (artwork); 52 cm x 41 cm (mount). watercolour (paint). vellum