The Late Duke of Albany (from a photograph by Lewis Carroll)

The Late Duke of Albany

Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) (1832-98)

1875

Source: Collingwood 286

The Duke of Albany was Queen Victoria's youngest son, Prince Leopold (1853-1884), who became a student at Christ Church in 1872. Dodgson's royal sitter came along to his studio on 2 June 1875, "and Dodgson took two photographs, 'but neither was quite free from moving'" (Wakeling 239). There was an unusual bond between the two young men. Prince Leopold also developed an affection for Alice Liddell, and would later name his own daughter Alice. Dodgson in turn became fond of the little Princess Alice and her brother.

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Related Material

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll): A Brief Biography

Bibliography

Collingwood, Stuart Dodgson. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson). London: Unwin, 1898. Internet Archive. From the Fisher Walsh collection, University of Toronto. Web. 11 May 2015.

Wakeling, Edward. Lewis Carroll: The Man and His Circle. London: I. B. Tauris, 2015.

Created 11 May 2015