King Edward VII
(1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10Sitter associated with 505 portraits
Edward was Queen Victoria's eldest son but she favoured his brother Arthur. As a child he struggled with education and, in a bid to present Prince Albert as the leading male royal figure, Edward as Prince of Wales was excluded from most public duties. After the death of Albert he was allowed to perform ceremonial duties but was still kept out of the running of the country. Following his marriage to Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863, he took up residence at Marlborough House, which became a centre of high society glamour, and devoted his time to sports and entertainment. Despite remaining aloof from politics, his popularity increased during his reign, as Britain experienced expansion and prosperity.
Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers
by Jerry Barrett
oil on canvas, 1856
NPG 6203
The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26
by George Richmond
pastel, 1858
NPG 5217
The Landing of HRH The Princess Alexandra at Gravesend, 7th March 1863
by Henry Nelson O'Neil
oil on canvas, 1864
NPG 5487
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)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 1868
NPG P22(5)
by George Frederic Watts
chalk, circa 1874
NPG 3983
'Souvenir of the Royal Wedding, July 6th 1893'
by Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, 1893
NPG P1700(1c)
by Robert Milne
albumen print, September 1896
NPG P1700(24d)
by Sir William Quiller Orchardson
oil on canvas, circa 1897
NPG 4536
by John Chancellor
albumen panel card, 1899
NPG P232
Queen Victoria's funeral procession entering Paddington Station
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(55)
Queen Victoria's funeral procession arriving at St George's Chapel, Windsor
possibly by James Russell & Sons
albumen print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(56)
by Frederick William Ralph
albumen print, 1901
NPG P1700(57a)
replica by Luke Fildes
oil on canvas, 1902-1912, based on a work of 1902
NPG 1691
possibly by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 9 August 1902
NPG P1700(62a)
The Coronation Procession of King Edward VII outside Horse Guards, Whitehall
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 9 August 1902
NPG P1700(63)
'The Crowned King & Queen Leaving the Abbey'
by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
printing-out paper print, 9 August 1902
NPG P1700(64)
The Homage-Giving: Westminster Abbey, 9th August, 1902
by John Henry Frederick Bacon
oil on canvas, 1903
NPG 6058
by Baron Adolph de Meyer
sepia platinotype, 1904
NPG P720
by Fred Roe
pencil, 1905-1906
NPG 4367
by Philip Tennyson Cole
oil on canvas, 1907
NPG 5433
Royal group in the Crimson Drawing-Room at Windsor Castle
by William Edward Downey, for W. & D. Downey, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 17 November 1907
NPG P1700(81d)
by Mrs M.A. Barnett
watercolour, 1908
NPG 3967
attributed to W. & D. Downey
sepia-toned platinum print, 1908
NPG P420
Lying in State of King Edward VII in Westminster Hall
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 17-19 May 1910
NPG P1700(96)
Queen Victoria with her family
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s (1857)
NPG x134737
Hon. Robert Bruce; Herbert William Fisher; King Edward VII; Frederick Charles Keppel
by Hills & Saunders
albumen print on paper mount, circa 1858
NPG x25018
Hon. Robert Bruce; Herbert William Fisher; King Edward VII; Frederick Charles Keppel
by Hills & Saunders
albumen print, circa 1858
NPG x134652
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1859
NPG Ax39787
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1859
NPG Ax47004
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862 (circa 1859)
NPG x12782
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1859
NPG x12783
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1859
NPG Ax26211
by Alfred Crowquill (Alfred Henry Forrester), after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print with pen and ink drawing, 1859
NPG x132840
King Edward VII; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by William Henry Southwell
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG Ax24148
by William Henry Southwell
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG Ax24149
by Disdéri
gelatin carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17913
by William Notman
albumen print on paper mount, arched top, 1860
NPG x128722
compiled by Cecilia Mary Jocelyn (née Elliot), after Disdéri, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, after Camille Silvy, and after Unknown photographers
1860s
NPG Ax129160
by Hills & Saunders
press print, circa 1860
NPG x14382
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG x11822
by John Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen print on publisher's mount, circa 1860
NPG x14379
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Watkins
albumen print, circa 1860
NPG Ax7265
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by James Russell & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax17912
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG x14386
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG x14387
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
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse; King Edward VII
by Samuel E. Poulton
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x136868
King Edward VII; Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG x197200
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 4 July 1860
NPG x139658
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen Victoria and their children
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1861
NPG Ax9571
by Camille Silvy
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 20 June 1861
NPG x11815
by William Mayland, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1861
NPG x11820
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 20 June 1861
NPG Ax54512
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (son)
- Queen Alexandra (wife)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (brother)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (nephew)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (sister)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (grandson)
- King George V (son)
- King George VI (grandson)
- Prince George, Duke of Kent (grandson)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (grandson)
- Prince John (grandson)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (grandfather)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (sister)
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife (daughter)
- Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (granddaughter)
- Maud, Queen of Norway (daughter)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
- Princess Victoria of Wales (daughter)
- Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven (niece)
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