Portrait Of Queen Alexandra

What this means

This document is a school webpage/section describing a portrait of Queen Alexandra. It provides biographical details about Princess Alexandra (born in Copenhagen in 1844; married Edward VII in 1863) and explains the portrait’s provenance, including that it is an unsigned copy painted by Sir Samuel Luke Fildes in 1905. It also states the portrait’s locations over time: originally in “Kings House” in Durban, then transferred to the Natal Museum in 1961, and donated to Alexandra High School in 1983.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Reference

http://www.alexhigh.org.za/about/portrait-of-queen-alexandra/

Key Takeaways

Subject: Portrait of Queen Alexandra
Princess Alexandra born: Copenhagen, Denmark (1844)
Marriage: Alexandra married Edward VII, Prince of Wales (1863, age 19)
Portrait artist: Sir Samuel Luke Fildes (1843–1927)
Portrait painted: 1905
Portrait type: life-sized unsigned copy of the original
Original location: “Kings House” in Durban (official residence of old governors and Royal family on visits)
Transfer: Republic came into being in 1961; portrait transferred to Natal Museum, Loop Street
Museum location period: hung until 1983
Donation: donated to Alexandra High School in 1983
Companion portrait: King Edward VII given to King Edward High School in Johannesburg
Queen Alexandra
Princess Alexandra Caroline
Edward VII (Prince of Wales)
Sir Samuel Luke Fildes
Alexandra High School
Natal Museum
King Edward High School
Royal family
Old governors