3 OF 8

Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland

3 of 8 portraits on display in the Hall at Beningbrough Hall

by or after Michael Dahl
oil on canvas, circa 1705
49 1/2 in. x 40 1/2 in. (1257 mm x 1029 mm)
Purchased, 1960
Primary Collection
NPG 4163

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Sitterback to top

Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (1653-1708), Consort of Queen Anne; son of King Frederick III of Denmark and Norway and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Sitter associated with 34 portraits.

Artistback to top

Michael Dahl (1659-1743), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 168 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This is a version of a portrait by John Riley, showing the Prince dressed in ceremonial military costume and carrying a baton of command. He wears a mantle lined with ermine to signify his royal status, and the blue sash of the Order of the Garter, which was awarded to him by Charles II in 1684.

Linked publicationsback to top

Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 94
Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 135
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 243