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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

(1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 209 portraits
Artist associated with 2 portraits
Second son of Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; married his cousin, Queen Victoria, 1840, and played an influential role in public life. Noted as a patron of the arts, Prince Albert was largely responsible for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, by John Francis - NPG 1736

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

by John Francis
plaster cast of bust, now painted black, 1844
NPG 1736

The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846, by John Partridge - NPG 342

The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846

by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1846-1853
NPG 342

'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846', by John Partridge - NPG 343a

'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'

by John Partridge
oil on paper, circa 1846
NPG 343a

Sketch for 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846', by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha - NPG 343b

Sketch for 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'

by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
pencil, circa 1846
NPG 343b

Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers, by Jerry Barrett - NPG 6203

Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers

by Jerry Barrett
oil on canvas, 1856
NPG 6203

The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House, by Leonida Caldesi - NPG P26

The Royal Family on the terrace of Osborne House

by Leonida Caldesi
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, replica by Franz Xaver Winterhalter - NPG 237

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

replica by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
oil on canvas, 1867, based on a work of 1859
NPG 237

'The Secret of England's Greatness' (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor), by Thomas Jones Barker - NPG 4969

'The Secret of England's Greatness' (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor)

by Thomas Jones Barker
oil on canvas, circa 1862-1863
NPG 4969

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, by Susan D. Durant - NPG 2023a(3)

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

by Susan D. Durant
metal medallion, circa 1864-1866
NPG 2023a(3)

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, by Susan D. Durant - NPG 2023a(4)

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

by Susan D. Durant
metal medallion, circa 1864-1866
NPG 2023a(4)

Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846', by Sir George Scharf - NPG 343c

Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'

by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink and wash, 1872
NPG 343c

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, by George Gammon Adams - NPG 1199

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

by George Gammon Adams
plaster cast of bust
NPG 1199

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, after Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG Ax24141

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

after Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen carte-de-visite, (1857 or 1861)
NPG Ax24141

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, after Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG Ax131388

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

after Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen carte-de-visite, (1857 or 1861)
NPG Ax131388

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG Ax9575

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen carte-de-visite, 1857 or 1861
NPG Ax9575

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG Ax9744

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1861 (1857 or 1861)
NPG Ax9744

Queen Victoria with her family, by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi - NPG x134737

Queen Victoria with her family

by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s (1857)
NPG x134737

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, by Unknown photographer - NPG x26107

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

by Unknown photographer
albumen print, circa 1859
NPG x26107

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; Queen Victoria, by George Milner Gibson Jerrard, after Frances Sally Day - NPG x197484

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; Queen Victoria

by George Milner Gibson Jerrard, after Frances Sally Day
gelatin silver printing-out paper cabinet card, 1898-1906 (1859)
NPG x197484

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax24143

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1860
NPG Ax24143

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