William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester
(1776-1834), Field MarshalRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 31 portraits
William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester, was a member of the British royal family, great-grandson of George II. He entered the army with the rank of colonel the age of thirteen in 1789, and was rapidly promoted further through the ranks: he was made major-general at twenty, lieutenant-general in twenty-three, general at thirty-two, and field marshal by the time he was forty. In 1816, he married Princess Mary, his cousin, and the fourth daughter of George III. His rather comical appearance made him the butt of cartoonists, to whom he was known as Slice of Gloucester and Cheese.
'Two Bright Constellations' (William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester; Sir Robert Thomas Wilson)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 27 July 1833
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 August 1833
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 April 1834
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 May 1834
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A Case of Indigestion (William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester; Sir Henry Halford, 1st Bt)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 19 May 1834
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William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
photogravure, (1780)
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William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester
by William Say, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, early 19th century
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William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and an unknown man
by Unknown artist
mezzotint, early 19th century
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William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester
by William Say, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, early 19th century
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William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester
by William Say, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, early 19th century
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William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester
by and published by William Say, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, published 26 April 1807
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Related People
- Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (grandmother)
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (grandfather)
- Maria (née Walpole), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (mother)
- Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester (wife)
- Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester (sister)
- Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (father)
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