Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
(1763-1827), Commander-in-Chief of the Army; son of George IIIRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 73 portraits
Famed as the 'The Grand Old Duke of York' Frederick was the second son of George III. He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, between 1798 and 1809. Unsuccessful in the field during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, he is better remembered for putting down corruption in the administration of the army. However, in 1809, he was dismissed from office after revelations that he and his mistress Mary Anne Clarke had been selling army commissions.
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Thomas Hodgetts, after Andrew Geddes
mezzotint, (1825)
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by William Sams, after Abraham Wivell
mezzotint, published 1825
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by James Thomson (Thompson), after John Jackson, and by Walter Paton
stipple engraving, 1825
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Edward Scriven, published by and after George Atkinson
aquatint, published 1825
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by F. Vincent, after H. Brook
mezzotint and stipple engraving, 22 May 1825
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Samuel William Reynolds, by Samuel Cousins, published by William Sams, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 1825
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Henry Edward Dawe
mezzotint, probably 1827
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by W. Aldous
lithograph, after 1827
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by John Charles Bromley, after Robert Bowyer
mezzotint, published 1828 (1821)
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1835
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1835
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Unknown artist
plaster profile
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by George Thomas Doo, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published December 1824
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Related People
- Princess Amelia (sister)
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (mother)
- Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Duchess of York and Albany (wife)
- King George III (father)
- King George IV (brother)
- Princess Sophia (sister)
- King William IV (brother)
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