Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
(1767-1820), Soldier; son of George III; father of Queen VictoriaRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 17 portraits
Fourth son of George III and father of Queen Victoria. In 1789, he was made colonel of the 7th Royal Fusiliers but abused his position, returning to England from the Continent without leave. His father sent him to Gibraltar where, disgraced, he served as an ordinary officer. In 1802, he was promoted to Governor of Gibraltar to restore discipline but his harsh methods sparked off a mutiny and he was recalled to England. A womaniser, Edward had an illegitimate daughter with one of his many mistresses. In 1818, however, he married Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. The huge debts he left the Royal family at his death were later paid off using Queen Victoria's royal income.
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by Sir William Beechey
oil on canvas, 1818, based on work of 1814
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 647
'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
NPG Ax131392
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by Edward Scriven, published by John Bell, after Henry Edridge
stipple and line engraving, published circa 1777-1811
NPG D15686
'The beautiful Genevese and the royal soldier' (Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn)
published by Archibald Hamilton Jr
etching, published 1 March 1790
NPG D16073
Probably Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by Ignatius Joseph van den Berghe, after Pierre Noel Violet, and by and published by Michelangelo Pergolesi
line engraving and etching, published 26 July 1792
NPG D33358
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by Thomas Cheesman, after Robert Muller
stipple engraving, published 1806 (1799)
NPG D21134
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by and published by William Say, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, published 14 July 1808
NPG D11358
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by and published by William Skelton, after Sir William Beechey
line engraving, published 1815 (1814-1815)
NPG D21554
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by and published by William Skelton, after Sir William Beechey
line engraving, published 1815 (1814-1815)
NPG D33292
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by and published by William Skelton, after Sir William Beechey
line engraving heightened with white, published 1815 (1814-1815)
NPG D19586
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
after Sir William Beechey
hand-coloured stipple engraving, (1818)
NPG D8034
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by Thomas Wright, after George Dawe
stipple engraving, published 1819
NPG D10701
after Unknown artist
stipple engraving and aquatint, late 1830s
NPG D33560
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by George Sanders, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1877
NPG D8032
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by George Sanders, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1877
NPG D8033
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by Thomas Engleheart
wax relief, 1786
NPG 207
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by Thomas Cheesman, published by Edward Harding, after John Sebastian Miller (formerly Johann Sebastian Müller)
stipple engraving, published 19 May 1806
NPG D19261
Related People
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (granddaughter)
- Princess Amelia (sister)
- King Edward VII (grandson)
- Lord Frederick Fitzclarence (nephew)
- King George III (father)
- King George IV (brother)
- Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn (wife)
- Princess Sophia (sister)
- Queen Victoria (daughter)
- King William IV (brother)
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