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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.

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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as Prince Charlie

by Arthur James ('A.J.') Melhuish
woodburytype, published 18 March 1876 (1871)
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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
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1878
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1878
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1878
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1885?
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1885?
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG x8748

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