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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover

(1771-1851), Son of George III

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 85 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.

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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover ('A portrait'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12717

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
NPG D12717

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover, by Edward Scriven, published by  John Bell, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D15059

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover

by Edward Scriven, published by John Bell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1807
NPG D15059

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover, published by Edward Knight, after  Thomas Rowlandson - NPG D9033

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover

published by Edward Knight, after Thomas Rowlandson
coloured etching, published January 1812
NPG D9033

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover, by and published by William Skelton, after  William Owen - NPG D33316

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover

by and published by William Skelton, after William Owen
line engraving, published 5 June 1815
NPG D33316

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover, by and published by William Skelton, after  William Owen - NPG D15687

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover

by and published by William Skelton, after William Owen
line engraving, published 5 June 1815
NPG D15687

'The Presentation of Dollalolla accompanied by the Mighty Thumb', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48715

'The Presentation of Dollalolla accompanied by the Mighty Thumb'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1828
NPG D48715

'The Presentation of Dollalolla accompanied by the Mighty Thumb', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48716

'The Presentation of Dollalolla accompanied by the Mighty Thumb'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1828
NPG D48716

The Prophecy, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40937

The Prophecy

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 November 1829
NPG D40937

The Mysterious Visit, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40944

The Mysterious Visit

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 June 1829
NPG D40944

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (The Jockey'), by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40953

Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (The Jockey')

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 August 1829
NPG D40953

Political Harmonics, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40958

Political Harmonics

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 September 1829
NPG D40958

The Vindication, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40966

The Vindication

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 21 November 1829
NPG D40966

Hawthorn (Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover), by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40973

Hawthorn (Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover)

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 December 1829
NPG D40973

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