King George VI (1895-1952), Reigned 1936-52
Sitter associated with 420 portraits
The second son of George V and Queen Mary, he served in the navy (1909-17), and qualified as a pilot in the Royal Air Force in 1919. He was President of the Industrial Welfare Society, an area of special concern. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. He became King on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936. He and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother were held in great affection by the population for the courage and sense of duty they showed during the War. Following his death in 1952, he was succeeded by his eldest daughter who became Queen Elizabeth II.
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
by Reginald Grenville Eves
oil on canvas, 1924
NPG 4144
Queen Elizabeth II; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1926
NPG P140(8)
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Queen Elizabeth II; King George VI
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, feigned oval, July 1929
NPG P140(9)
by Bertram Park
bromide print, 26 June 1931
NPG P140(3)
by Leon Underwood
chased bronze figure, 1937
NPG 6356
Queen Elizabeth II; King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1938
NPG P140(13)
by Sir William Reid Dick
bronze bust, 1945
NPG 4114
Conversation piece at the Royal Lodge, Windsor
by Sir James Gunn
oil on canvas, 1950
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3778
by W. & D. Downey
bromide proof print, circa 1896
NPG x26028
by W. & D. Downey
bromide proof print, circa 1896
NPG x134715
by W. & D. Downey
bromide proof print, 1896
NPG x134716
by Robert Milne
printing-out paper print on card mount, 1898
NPG x8492
by Alice Hughes
modern platinum print, circa 1899
NPG x76713
Queen Alexandra (grandmother)
Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy (niece)
King Edward VII (grandfather)
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (brother)
Queen Elizabeth II (daughter)
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (wife)
King George V (father)
Prince George, Duke of Kent (brother)
George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (nephew)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (brother)
Prince John (brother)
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, Duke of Kent (nephew)
Princess Margaret (daughter)
Queen Mary (mother)
Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (sister)
Prince Michael of Kent (nephew)
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (nephew)
Prince William of Gloucester (nephew)
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