Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
41 of 55 portraits of Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by William Ward, after John Lucas
mezzotint, published 1837
18 5/8 in. x 14 in. (473 mm x 355 mm) plate size; 22 3/4 in. x 17 7/8 in. (579 mm x 455 mm) paper size
Given by Charles Kingsley Adams, 1934
Reference Collection
NPG D32543
Sitterback to top
- Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904), Army officer. Sitter associated with 55 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Lucas (1807-1874), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 36 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- William Ward (1766-1826), Engraver; father of William James Ward. Artist or producer associated with 170 portraits.
Events of 1837back to top
Current affairs
The controversial monarch William IV dies of pneumonia in June leaving no legitimate heirs, and is succeeded to the throne by his niece Victoria, one month after her eighteenth birthday.The Registration Act of Births, Marriages and Deaths makes it compulsory for all births, marriages and deaths to be registered at a Registry Office.
Art and science
Dickens's second novel Oliver Twist is serialised in Bentley's Magazine. The story of the orphan Oliver is an attack on the Poor Law Amendment Acts (1834), a highly contentious piece of legislation which abolished outdoor relief, effectively increasing entry in the workhouse. The novel, famously made into a musical in 1968, marks Dickens as an outspoken social critic as well as a highly popular and commercial writer.International
The Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin is killed in a duel with Baron Georges d'Anthès. Considered the founder of modern Russian literature, Pushkin blended Old Slavonic with vernacular Russian and was the first Russian writer to use everyday speech in his poetry. His works include Eugene Onegin.Comments back to top
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