King Edward VII
(1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10Sitter associated with 505 portraits
Edward was Queen Victoria's eldest son but she favoured his brother Arthur. As a child he struggled with education and, in a bid to present Prince Albert as the leading male royal figure, Edward as Prince of Wales was excluded from most public duties. After the death of Albert he was allowed to perform ceremonial duties but was still kept out of the running of the country. Following his marriage to Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863, he took up residence at Marlborough House, which became a centre of high society glamour, and devoted his time to sports and entertainment. Despite remaining aloof from politics, his popularity increased during his reign, as Britain experienced expansion and prosperity.
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1862
NPG x14380
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1862
NPG x14381
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, 3 September 1862
NPG x11819
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Ghémar Frères
albumen print, September 1862
NPG Ax128904
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG x197193
Album introductory carte-de-visite with members of the Royal Family
by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Ghémar Frères, and (Octavius) Charles Watkins, and Émile Desmaisons, and Unknown photographers
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x197214
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen print, 3 September 1862
NPG Ax196503
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 September 1862
NPG x196245
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 18 March 1863
NPG Ax24156
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra; George I, King of Greece
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG Ax24438
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra; George I, King of Greece
by Southwell Brothers
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG Ax46759
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 18 March 1863
NPG Ax46733
by Stephen Thompson, published by Victor Delarue
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1863
NPG x11818
Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by William England, for London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, Autumn 1863
NPG Ax38287
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax46730
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Frederick Richard Window
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x131267
Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by Mayall & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
carbon print on photographer's card mount, late 1890s-early 1900s (18 March 1863)
NPG x9182
Queen Victoria with her family
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
carbon print, April 1863
NPG x36347
Queen Alexandra; Queen Victoria; King Edward VII
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
carbon print, April 1863
NPG x36269
Queen Victoria with her family
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, April 1863
NPG Ax131299
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG x11816
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG x11817
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print on card mount, 14 March 1863
NPG x14378
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1863
NPG x12785
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x12784
Queen Victoria with her family
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, April 1863
NPG Ax46726
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 9 March 1863
NPG x131715
Queen Alexandra; Queen Victoria; King Edward VII
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
carbon print, April 1863
NPG x30570
by Vernon Heath
copy print, 1863
NPG Ax26424
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra
by Lafayette, after Vernon Heath
bromide print, (1863)
NPG Ax26441
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra; George I, King of Greece
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG Ax47007
Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax9754
Houseparty group after the presentation of Edward VII's D.C.L.
by Hills & Saunders
albumen print, June 1863
NPG x4336
by and after an engraving by Émile Desmaisons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x132822
by and after an engraving by Émile Desmaisons
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x132823
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 9 March 1863
NPG x135123
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, mid-late 1860s
NPG x45219
Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, Autumn 1863
NPG x197201
King Edward VII; George I, King of Greece
by Southwell Brothers
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG x197202
'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age'
by Frederick Holland Mares, after Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and Duroni & Murer, and Émile Desmaisons, and John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Herbert Watkins, and William Edward Kilburn, and Horatio Nelson King, and John & Charles Watkins, and James Mudd, and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x139661
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (son)
- Queen Alexandra (wife)
- 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, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (grandson)
- King George V (son)
- King George VI (grandson)
- Prince George, Duke of Kent (grandson)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (grandson)
- Prince John (grandson)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (grandfather)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (sister)
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife (daughter)
- Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (granddaughter)
- Maud, Queen of Norway (daughter)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
- Princess Victoria of Wales (daughter)
- Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven (niece)
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