Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (1894-1972), Reigned 1936
Sitter associated with 345 portraits
Eldest son of George V and Queen Mary; reigned January-December 1936. Edward was commissioned in the Guards during the First War in 1914, but his request to fight was refused owing to the potential dangers. Although a non-combatant he spent most of the war abroad, visiting troops. The easy manner he acquired with all kinds of people stood him in good stead for the roving ambassadorial trips, his concern for the unemployed at home and his travels throughout the empire made him popular. He was king from January to December 1936. His abdication followed insoluble constitutional problems raised by his proposed marriage to the American divorcée, Wallis Simpson.
by Sir William Quiller Orchardson
oil on canvas, circa 1897
NPG 4536
by John Chancellor
albumen panel card, 1899
NPG P232
Royal Group including King George V and four of his children
by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
glossy purple brown-toned bromide print on green mount, 9 November 1902
NPG P500
The Royal Family at Buckingham Palace, 1913
by Sir John Lavery
oil on canvas, 1913
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1745
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Solomon Joseph Solomon
oil on panel, 1914
NPG 5425
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Harry Lawrence Oakley
silhouette, 1919
NPG 4534
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Reginald Grenville Eves
chalk, circa 1920
NPG 4169
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Reginald Grenville Eves
oil over photograph laid on board, circa 1920
NPG 4138
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders)
vintage cream-toned bromide print, 1925
NPG P503
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Leonard Jennings
bronze statuette, 1991 (1930s)
NPG 6138
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Leonard Jennings
plaster statuette, 1930s
NPG 6138a
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Bertram Park
bromide print, 26 June 1931
NPG P140(2)
by Bertram Park
bromide print, 26 June 1931
NPG P140(3)
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Edmond Xavier Kapp
lithograph, 1932
NPG 4908
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Fred Kormis
bronze medal, 1936
NPG 5051
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders)
sepia bromide print, 1936
NPG P136
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P259
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P260
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P264
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P265
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P266
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P267
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P268
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P269
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P270
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P271
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P272
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P273
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P274
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P275
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1949
NPG P276
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1949
NPG P277
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1949
NPG P278
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
bromide print, 1951
NPG P729
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Sir James Gunn
oil on board, 1954
NPG 4949
by Dorothy Wilding
cream-toned bromide print, 7 February 1955
NPG P870(14)
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Richard Avedon
bromide print, 1957
NPG P616
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1971
NPG P490(89)
by Percy Lewis Pocock, for W. & D. Downey
bromide postcard print, 16 July 1894
NPG x128876
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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (wife)
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