Alexandra 'Xie' Rhoda Kitchin (1864-1925) was the favourite photographic subject of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), who photographed her around fifty times, from ages four until sixteen. She was also a notable 'child-friend' of Dodgson. The works they made together are commonly known to collectors, curators, and the contemporary artists who are inspired by them as the 'Xie' (pronounced 'Ecksy' - a diminutive form of Alexandra) pictures. She was the daughter of Rev. George William Kitchin (1827-1912), who was Dodgson's colleague at Christ Church, Oxford, and later became Dean of Winchester and Dean of Durham. Xie had three younger brothers: George Herbert, Hugh Bridges, and Brook Taylor, and a younger sister, Dorothy Maud Mary. All were featured in Dodgson's photographs. She married Arthur Cardew on 17 April 1890. They had six children: Penelope (b. 1891), Christopher (b. 1894), Richard (1898-1918), Michael (1901-1983), Philip (b. 1903) and Arthur (b. 1906). The family resided at 4 North View, Wimbledon Common, London, until Xie's death. She is buried at Putney Vale Cemetery. 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. ... George William Kitchin - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Wimbledon and Putney Commons consist of a large open space south west of London comprising 1140 acres (4. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... Putney Vale is a small community at the foot of Roehampton Vale. ...

Unlike Alice Liddell, Beatrice Hatch, Isa Bowman, and other Dodgson 'child-friends', Xie never published reminisces of him. Alice Liddell, age 7, photographed by Charles Dodgson (1860) Alice Pleasance Liddell (May 4, 1852 – November 15 or November 16, 1934) was the inspiration for childrens classic Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. ...

Xie Kitchin, 1876