Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), Naval officer; second son of Queen Victoria
Sitter associated with 63 portraits
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, joined the Navy in 1858, at the age of fourteen. On the abdication of King Otto of Greece in 1862, Alfred was chosen by the Greeks to succeed him, but political conventions made it impossible for the British government to accede to their wishes. Meanwhile, Alfred pursued his naval career. In 1863 he was promoted to Lieutenant and three years later to Captain. By 1893 he was Admiral of the Fleet. He was highly respected as a well-informed and able fleet leader.
Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers
by Jerry Barrett
oil on canvas, 1856
On display in Room 23 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6203
The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26
by William Bambridge
albumen print, March 1862
NPG P27
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 10 January 1874
NPG 5790
Queen Victoria with her family
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s (1857)
NPG x134737
King Edward VII; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by William Henry Southwell
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG Ax24148
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x39702
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG x39701
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax46709
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
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by Mayall & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen panel card, (1861)
NPG x33251
by William Bambridge
albumen carte-de-visite, March 1862
NPG x131271
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by Le Jeune
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x39705
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax131364
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax46721
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x39704
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 19 April 1864
NPG Ax46745
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