Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
(1819-1904), Army officerSitter associated with 55 portraits
Prince George was the only son of Adolphus Frederick, the youngest son of King George III. After brief service in the Hanoverian Army, he became a colonel in the British Army in 1837. At the beginning of the Crimean War, he commanded the 1st Division and by the end of the war had taken part in all the major battles, although he was not seen as a particularly distinguished leader. After the war, he was promoted to general (1856), field marshal (1862) and commander-in-chief in 1887. The government wished to implement army reform, including the abolition of his position. The Duke resisted pressure to resign for several years until the Queen advised him to leave in 1895.
Queen Victoria's First Visit to her Wounded Soldiers
by Jerry Barrett
oil on canvas, 1856
NPG 6203
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Frederick Sargent
pencil, 1870s
NPG 1834(d)
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Mayer Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1850s
NPG x134621
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Roger Fenton
salt print, 1855, published 1856
NPG Ax24900
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Roger Fenton
salt print, 1855, published 1856
NPG x6843
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x135623
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, early 1860s
NPG Ax196514
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1864
NPG x5025
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax131383
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Maull & Co, published by Richard Smith
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1864)
NPG Ax46764
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x5024
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Maull & Polyblank
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x197496
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by James Russell & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1866
NPG Ax131382
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s-early 1870s
NPG Ax46186
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s-early 1870s
NPG x27758
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by W. & D. Downey
photogravure, circa 1876
NPG x5184
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published July 1888
NPG x9114
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1889
NPG x96058
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1889
NPG x96059
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1889
NPG x96060
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1889
NPG x96061
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1889
NPG x96062
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1889
NPG x96063
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1889
NPG x96064
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, circa 1889
NPG x96065
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, circa 1889
NPG x96066
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x35908
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by York & Son, after Unknown photographer
glass lantern slide, 1890s
NPG x3622
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, 1890s
NPG x5026
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Unknown photographer
albumen panel card, 1890s-early 1900s
NPG x5027
Group including Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1890s
NPG x5028
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, circa 1890
NPG x135524
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, circa 1890
NPG Ax197505
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1890
NPG x96067
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, circa 1890
NPG x96068
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1892
NPG Ax16008
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1892 or before
NPG x6857
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Maull & Fox
carbon print, circa 1895
NPG x36195
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Henry Edward Dawe, after Tielemann
mezzotint, published 1830
NPG D1195
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Richard James Lane
lithograph, 1833
NPG D32542
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by William Ward, after John Lucas
mezzotint, published 1837
NPG D32543
Key to Mr Leslie's picture of Queen Victoria receiving the Holy Sacrament at her Coronation
published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, after Charles Robert Leslie
engraving, published 1839
NPG D33660
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
after John Lucas
stipple engraving, (1847)
NPG D32544
The Funeral Procession of Arthur, Duke of Wellington
by Samuel Henry Gordon Alken, and by George Augustus Sala, published by Ackermann & Co
hand coloured etching and aquatint, 1 March 1853
NPG D42981
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge ('Statesmen No. 47.')
by Alfred Thompson (Atn)
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 23 April 1870
NPG D43428
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge ('The British Army')
published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 30 August 1871
NPG D48251
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Unknown artist
chromolithograph, 1880
NPG D32545
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by John Clarck
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG x5023
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax38721
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published July 1888
NPG x9113
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by James Scott, after Nicholas Joseph Crowley
mixed-method engraving, 1851 after a work of 1847
NPG D49703
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Thomas Oldham Barlow, after John Lucas
mixed-method engraving, 1860
NPG D49704
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Charles John Tomkins, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
mixed-method engraving pasted down onto board, published 10 April 1884
NPG D49705
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Charles John Tomkins, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
mixed-method engraving pasted down onto board, published 10 April 1884
NPG D49706
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by Unknown artist
mixed-method engraving, circa 1885
NPG D49707
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