Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
(1850-1942), Field Marshal, Governor General of Canada; son of Queen VictoriaSitter associated with 160 portraits
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son and seventh of the nine children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Arthur had a long and distinguished career in the British Army that included service in South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Egypt and India. Promoted to Field Marshal in 1902, in 1904 he was given the newly created post of Inspector-General of the Forces and was tasked with reporting on the status of the British Army. He was subsequently unwillingly sent to Malta as commander-in-chief; he resigned the position in 1909. Having ended his military service he was appointed Governor General of Canada.
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as a fairy prince
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 22 July 1874
NPG x95975
Arthur Peel; Arthur Frederick Pickard; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Frederick Treble
albumen cabinet card, 1875
NPG x45776
Queen Victoria; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn; Princess Beatrice of Battenberg
by George Washington Wilson
albumen cabinet card, October 1876
NPG x76540
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95961
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95962
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95964
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95965
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95966
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95971
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95972
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1878
NPG x95973
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Maull & Fox
albumen cabinet card, circa 1882
NPG x26137
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1885?
NPG x158920
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1885?
NPG x95960
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1885?
NPG x95963
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG Ax14733
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by York & Son, after Unknown photographer
glass lantern slide, 1890s
NPG x3617
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG x8748
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Francis Godolphin Osborne Stuart
albumen print, 1891
NPG x139886
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Walery
albumen cabinet card, circa 1892
NPG Ax5558
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught with their children
by Hughes & Mullins
albumen cabinet card, 1893
NPG x36196
Queen Victoria with various members of her family
by James Russell & Sons
albumen print, April 1894
NPG x134736
Royal group including Queen Victoria and Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass copy negative, copied January 1948 (April 1894)
NPG x189248
King Edward VII and large royal party
by Robert Milne
albumen print, 1896
NPG x8494
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as Effingham
by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41009
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn as Effingham
by Lafayette
bromide contact print, 1897
NPG Ax36419
Queen Victoria presenting new Colours to the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
by Robert Milne
pink-toned albumen print, 1899
NPG x8499
Queen Victoria presenting new Colours to the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
by Robert Milne
pink-toned albumen print, 1899
NPG x8500
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by W. & D. Downey, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x24431
published by J. Beagles & Co, after Lafayette, and after Horatio Nelson King
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x193247
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Lafayette, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x193145
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Lafayette, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x193146
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by W. & D. Downey, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x196433
Queen Victoria's Funeral Cortège
by James Russell & Sons
bromide print, 4 February 1901
NPG x135124
'Visit of the King and Queen of Portugal to Windsor Castle, 1904'
copy by Christina Broom
bromide postcard print, 18 November 1904
NPG x45129
'Royal Shooting Party, Windsor, 1906'
after Christina Broom
bromide postcard print, 1906
NPG x196910
Royal group in the Crimson Drawing-Room at Windsor Castle
by Percy Lewis Pocock, for W. & D. Downey
vintage print on photographer's card mount, 17 November 1907
NPG x1585
'T.R.H Duke & Duchess of Connaught & Family'
published by J. Beagles & Co, after Lafayette, and after Unknown photographers
bromide postcard print, late 1900s
NPG x45731
Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden with her family
by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, October 1907
NPG x74453
Royal group in the Crimson Drawing-Room at Windsor Castle
by Percy Lewis Pocock, for W. & D. Downey, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
vintage print, 17 November 1907
NPG x135923
'King Edward & His Empire Builders'
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x197883
'Group of the Royal Family of Europe Now at War. A Family Quarrel'
by Percy Lewis Pocock, for W. & D. Downey, published by Underwood & Underwood
colour halftone postcard print, 17 November 1907
NPG x200036
'The Great Event of 1908. The King Opening the Olympic Games'
published by E. Alexander Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1908
NPG x193081
Group including King Edward VII
by William Booty
bromide print, 26 May 1909
NPG x7802
after William Booty
bromide postcard print, (26 May 1909)
NPG x193088
'T.M. King Edward, Queen Alexandra, King of Portugal & Royal Shooting Party'
published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, November 1909
NPG x196925
by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, 20 May 1910
NPG x44632
'Royal Mourners at King Edward's Funeral'
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd, after Langfier Ltd, and Carl Pietzner, and Lafayette, and William Slade Stuart, and Unknown photographers
bromide postcard print, 1910
NPG x193016
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Richard Ellis
glossy bromide print, 1911
NPG x135719
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Richard Ellis, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1911
NPG x196434
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by W. & D. Downey
bromide print, circa 1921
NPG x22381
by Alexander Corbett, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, circa 1921
NPG x193084
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 26 November 1925
NPG x123511
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 26 November 1925
NPG x123512
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 27 November 1925
NPG x123513
Christening of Queen Elizabeth II
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass negative, 29 May 1926
NPG x32998
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by W.H. Harrison, published by The Oxford Fine Art Galleries
photogravure
NPG x27127
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Thomas Fairland, after Sir William Charles Ross
lithograph, 1851
NPG D33795
The seven oldest children of Queen Victoria
by Frederick James Smyth, published by Illustrated London News, after Unknown artist
wood engraving, published 25 December 1852
NPG D33826
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, 1852
NPG D35059
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (brother)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (nephew)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (sister)
- Prince Arthur of Connaught (son)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught (née Princess of Prussia) (wife)
- King Edward VII (brother)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (sister)
- Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden (daughter)
- Princess Patricia of Connaught (later Lady Patricia Ramsay) (daughter)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
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