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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

(1763-1827), Commander-in-Chief of the Army; son of George III

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

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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.

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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, by George Swendale, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 1563

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

by George Swendale, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on millboard, 1829, based on a work exhibited in 1822
NPG 1563

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, by Sir David Wilkie - NPG 2936

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

by Sir David Wilkie
oil on panel, circa 1822-1823
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2936

King George IV; Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, by Robert Laurie, published by  Robert Sayer - NPG D14965

King George IV; Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

by Robert Laurie, published by Robert Sayer
mezzotint, published 10 January 1772
NPG D14965

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, by Joseph Saunders, published by  Walter Shropshire, after  Richard Brompton - NPG D33216

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

by Joseph Saunders, published by Walter Shropshire, after Richard Brompton
mezzotint, published 1774
NPG D33216

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, by Joseph Saunders, published by  Walter Shropshire, after  Richard Brompton - NPG D33214

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

by Joseph Saunders, published by Walter Shropshire, after Richard Brompton
mezzotint, published 1774
NPG D33214

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, by Joseph Saunders, published by  Walter Shropshire, after  Richard Brompton - NPG D33215

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

by Joseph Saunders, published by Walter Shropshire, after Richard Brompton
mezzotint, published 1774
NPG D33215

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, by Domenico Cunego, after  Edward Francis Cunningham (Calze) - NPG D33217

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

by Domenico Cunego, after Edward Francis Cunningham (Calze)
mezzotint, 1780s
NPG D33217

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, by Edmund Scott, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D10827

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

by Edmund Scott, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple, published 1789
NPG D10827

'Brunswick triumphant! or - the battle of the blood's, - pure, and contaminated', by James Gillray, published by  James Aitken - NPG D12400

'Brunswick triumphant! or - the battle of the blood's, - pure, and contaminated'

by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 23 May 1789
NPG D12400

'A scene on Tuesday the 26th of May between a prince - and - a poltron', by James Gillray, published by  James Aitken - NPG D12401

'A scene on Tuesday the 26th of May between a prince - and - a poltron'

by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 27 May 1789
NPG D12401

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