Photograph of Princess Alice (1843-1878), later Grand Duchess of Hesse on horseback in left side profile, her head turned to face the viewer. Willem Jerve Koetjie (1850-67), who wears a sash round his waist, stands on the left holding the horses reins. Photograph taken against the walls of the castle which can be seen in the background. 

Photograph taken by George Washington Wilson on the 21st October, the same day that Queen Victoria was photographed on the lower terrace at Balmoral. Born to an African father and Javanese mother, Willem Jerve Koetjie started work in the household of Princess Alice in June 1863 and was often referred to as 'Little Willem' by Queen Victoria. He died of consumption in August of 1867 and Princess Alice frequently expressed her sadness of the death of the 'dear good boy'. The day after Willem was buried, Princess Alice wrote to her mother, Queen Victoria, 'All our servants went to the burial. It quite upset me here not to find him, for I was really attached to him, and he learnt so well, and was in many ways so nice, though of course troublesome too at times.'