“HRH The Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll GCVO GBE” by an unknown artist in the Regimental Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland

HRH The Princess Louise (1848-1939) was the sixth child and fourth daughter of HM Queen Victoria and HRH Prince Albert. She married John, Marquess of Lorne (who in 1900 became the 9th Duke of Argyll) at Windsor Castle on 21 March 1871. Officers from the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders provided the Guard of Honour. On the amalgamation of The 91st Argyllshire Highlanders and The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders in 1881, she designed the cap badge of the new Regiment. She was appointed Colonel-in-Chief in 1914. She died at Kensington Palace on 3 December 1939 and at her funeral eight Argyll Non Commissioned Officers bore her coffin

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Stirling Castle, Stirling
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Unknown artist
Date: 1871

Image details
Date: 1 February 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 64
Licensing: Image of a Perth Museum asset. This image cannot be licensed.