Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
(1707-1751), Son of George II; father of George IIIEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 35 portraits
The eldest son of George II and father of George III, he remained in Hanover when his parents moved to London on the accession of George I in 1714. He only arrived in Britain in 1728 after his father became king. On notoriously bad terms with his parents, he died in 1751 before he could succeed to the throne, leaving his son to be crowned George III in 1760. A considerable patron of both painting and music.
Thomas Bloodworth; Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by Bartholomew Dandridge
oil on canvas, circa 1732
NPG 1164
by Philip Mercier
oil on canvas, 1733
NPG 1556
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by Philip Mercier
oil on canvas, circa 1735-1736
NPG 2501
published by Edward Cooper, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1715-1720
NPG D33029
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, (1716)
NPG D7918
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
possibly by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1716
NPG D7919
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by John Faber Jr, sold by Thomas Taylor, after Franken
mezzotint, 1716 or after
NPG D7922
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by John Simon
mezzotint, 1718
NPG D18813
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by John Smith, after Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine (Fountain, Fontaine)
mezzotint, 1724 (1723)
NPG D33035
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by John Smith, after Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine (Fountain, Fontaine)
mezzotint, 1724 (1723)
NPG D11643
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
published by John Smith, after Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine (Fountain, Fontaine)
mezzotint, 1724
NPG D11937
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by John Simon, after Philip Mercier
mezzotint, (1728)
NPG D33030
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by Van Werdlen, after G. Hansson
mezzotint, 1729 or after
NPG D7923
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1729 or after
NPG D7927
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by John Faber Jr, after Jeremiah Davison
mezzotint, 1739 or before (1730)
NPG D33031
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by John Faber Jr, after Jeremiah Davison
mezzotint, 1739 or before (1730)
NPG D33032
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1730s-1740s
NPG D33033
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by John Faber Jr, after Bartholomew Dandridge
mezzotint, probably 1730s
NPG D10774
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by John Faber Jr, after Jeremiah Davison
mezzotint, 1739 or before (1730)
NPG D7920
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by John Simon, after Philip Mercier
mezzotint, based on a work of 1730
NPG D7924
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by John Faber Jr, after Jeremiah Davison
mezzotint, 1739 or before (1730)
NPG D19849
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by John Simon, after Philip Mercier
mezzotint, (1734)
NPG D7925
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by John Faber Jr, after John Ellys
mezzotint, circa 1735-1745
NPG D7921
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by Thomas Burford, after Charles Philips
mezzotint, circa 1737 or after
NPG D7926
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by Andrew Miller, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1738
NPG D20374
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales; Thomas Bloodworth
by John Faber Jr, after Bartholomew Dandridge
mezzotint, 1740
NPG D33034
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
published by John Bowles, published by Thomas Bowles Jr
mezzotint, circa 1740-1780
NPG D19037
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1741 (1734)
NPG D11285
King George I and the line of succession
by John Sebastian Miller (formerly Johann Sebastian Müller), after Samuel Wale
line engraving, circa 1748
NPG D32911
King George I and the line of succession
by John Sebastian Miller (formerly Johann Sebastian Müller), after Samuel Wale
line engraving, circa 1748
NPG D32912
The Royal Family of Great Britain
published by Elizabeth Bakewell
mezzotint, 1749 or after
NPG D3023
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
probably by John Nixon
coloured etching and aquatint, late 18th century
NPG D10826
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by J. Cook, published by Thomas Cadell the Elder
line engraving, published 1799
NPG D13991
'Frederick, Prince of Wales, and the Princesses, his sisters'
by John Cook, published by Richard Bentley, after Thomas Charles Wageman, after Philip Mercier
line engraving, published 1843 (1733?)
NPG D39141
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by and published by John Smith, after Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine (Fountain, Fontaine)
mezzotint, 1724 (1723)
NPG D20309
Related People
- Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (grandson)
- Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanora (sister)
- Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (sister)
- Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (wife)
- Princess Augusta Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttell (daughter)
- Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (mother)
- Princess Caroline Elizabeth (sister)
- Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark (daughter)
- Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (son)
- Princess Elizabeth Caroline (daughter)
- Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (son)
- King George I (grandfather)
- King George II (father)
- King George III (son)
- Prince George William (brother)
- William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester (grandson)
- Louisa, Queen of Denmark (sister)
- Princess Louisa Anne (daughter)
- Princess Mary of Hesse (sister)
- Sophia Dorothea of Celle (grandmother)
- William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (brother)
- Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (son)
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