Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851), Son of George III
Sitter associated with 55 portraits
Fifth son of George III, Ernest Augustus served in the English and Hanoverian armies during the war with France. He was created Duke of Cumberland in 1799. He entered the House of Lords as an ardent Tory who opposed Catholic emancipation and the Reform Act. His repressive politics and private influence over the Prince Regent, made the Duke the subject of much popular resentment. In 1810, amid rumours of incest and the murder of his valet, he suffered an assassination attempt. When William IV died in 1837, Cumberland succeeded as Ernest I of Hanover under Salic law which excluded Queen Victoria as a woman.
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
by George Dawe
oil on canvas, circa 1828
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1793
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1793
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover ('A portrait')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 July 1799
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'A portrait' (Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 30 July 1799
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
after Thomas Rowlandson
coloured etching, 1812
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
by and published by William Skelton, after William Owen
line engraving, published 5 June 1815
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by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 November 1829
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by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 June 1829
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (The Jockey')
by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 August 1829
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by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 September 1829
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The Goat wot lost his Beard (Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover)
by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 November 1829
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by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 21 November 1829
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Hawthorn (Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover)
by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 December 1829
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by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 2 August 1830
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Bombardment Extraordinary, or Achilles versus Punch
by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 January 1830
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by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 April 1830
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by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 May 1830
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San Leopoldo Matamoros or The Princess Charlotte's Own, charging the Holy Alliance
by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 June 1830
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The Magic Mirror or a Peep into Futurity
by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 June 1830
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Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
Place
Germany
