Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), Field Marshal and Governor General of Canada; son of Queen Victoria
Sitter associated with 120 portraits
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son and seventh of the nine children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Arthur had a long and distinguished career in the British Army that included service in South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Egypt and India. Promoted to Field Marshal in 1902, he served in various positions thereafter: as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland, Inspector-General of the Forces and as Governor General of Canada.
The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26
The Opening of the Royal Albert Infirmary at Bishop's Waltham, 1865
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1865
On display on the Staircase: Second Floor Landing at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 3083
Group of fifteen, including Queen Victoria
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(2)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(3)
The Homage-Giving: Westminster Abbey, 9th August, 1902
by John Henry Frederick Bacon
oil on canvas, 1903
NPG 6058
Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn with his son and grandson
by Anthony Wysard
pencil and gouache, 1936
NPG 6115
Queen Victoria with her family
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s (1857)
NPG x134737
Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax39815
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders
albumen cabinet card, late 1860s
NPG x29191
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders
half-plate glass negative, 1860s
NPG x35281
Queen Victoria; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
printed by Hughes & Mullins
albumen print, (1860s)
NPG x36268
by and after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, early 1860s
NPG x132718
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134740
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and John & Charles Watkins, and Georg Emil Hansen
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134741
Queen Victoria with her family
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134742
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, February 1861
NPG x45774
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, February 1861
NPG Ax46713
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, February 1861
NPG x26131
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Ghémar Frères, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x26136
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 26 March 1864
NPG Ax131369
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 26 March 1864
NPG Ax46729
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 26 March 1864
NPG x26133
The children of Queen Victoria
by Robert Jefferson Bingham
albumen carte-de-visite, August 1865
NPG x131268
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG Ax131368
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG Ax46757
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders
albumen cabinet card, late 1860s
NPG x38486
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Maull & Co
albumen cabinet card, late 1860s
NPG x38485
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867-1872
NPG Ax46162
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1868
NPG Ax131370
by W. & D. Downey, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 25 May 1868
NPG x3610
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Le Jeune
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1868
NPG x26134
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by William Notman
albumen cabinet card, 1869
NPG x132000
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by William Notman
albumen carte-de-visite, 1869
NPG x26140
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax17917
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught
after Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax131371
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax28406
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1870s
NPG x95967
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1870s
NPG x95968
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1870s
NPG x95969
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1870s
NPG x95970
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as Prince Charlie
by Arthur James ('A.J.') Melhuish
woodburytype, published 18 March 1876 (1871)
NPG Ax131372
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1870s
NPG x26138
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as a fairy prince
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 22 July 1874
On display in Room 28 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x26135
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as a fairy prince
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 22 July 1874
NPG x95974
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as a fairy prince
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 22 July 1874
NPG x95975
Arthur Peel; Arthur Frederick Pickard; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Frederick Treble
albumen cabinet card, 1875
NPG x45776
Queen Victoria; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; Princess Beatrice of Battenberg
by George Washington Wilson
albumen cabinet card, October 1876
NPG x76540
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95961
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95962
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95964
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95965
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95966
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95971
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95972
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95973
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Maull & Fox
albumen cabinet card, circa 1882
NPG x26137
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1885?
NPG x95960
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1885?
NPG x95963
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG x8748
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Walery
albumen cabinet card, circa 1892
NPG Ax5558
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