King Edward VII
(1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10Sitter associated with 505 portraits
Edward was Queen Victoria's eldest son but she favoured his brother Arthur. As a child he struggled with education and, in a bid to present Prince Albert as the leading male royal figure, Edward as Prince of Wales was excluded from most public duties. After the death of Albert he was allowed to perform ceremonial duties but was still kept out of the running of the country. Following his marriage to Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863, he took up residence at Marlborough House, which became a centre of high society glamour, and devoted his time to sports and entertainment. Despite remaining aloof from politics, his popularity increased during his reign, as Britain experienced expansion and prosperity.
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
albumen print, 1857
NPG P26
by George Richmond
pastel, 1858
NPG 5217
The Landing of HRH The Princess Alexandra at Gravesend, 7th March 1863
by Henry Nelson O'Neil
oil on canvas, 1864
NPG 5487
Group of fifteen, including Queen Victoria
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(2)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
NPG P22(3)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 1868
NPG P22(5)
by George Frederic Watts
chalk, circa 1874
NPG 3983
'Souvenir of the Royal Wedding, July 6th 1893'
by Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, 1893
NPG P1700(1c)
by Robert Milne
albumen print, September 1896
NPG P1700(24d)
by Sir William Quiller Orchardson
oil on canvas, circa 1897
NPG 4536
by John Chancellor
albumen panel card, 1899
NPG P232
Queen Victoria's funeral procession entering Paddington Station
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(55)
Queen Victoria's funeral procession arriving at St George's Chapel, Windsor
possibly by James Russell & Sons
albumen print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(56)
by Frederick William Ralph
albumen print, 1901
NPG P1700(57a)
replica by Luke Fildes
oil on canvas, 1902-1912, based on a work of 1902
NPG 1691
possibly by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 9 August 1902
NPG P1700(62a)
The Coronation Procession of King Edward VII outside Horse Guards, Whitehall
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 9 August 1902
NPG P1700(63)
'The Crowned King & Queen Leaving the Abbey'
by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
printing-out paper print, 9 August 1902
NPG P1700(64)
Related People
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (brother)
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (father)
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (son)
- Queen Alexandra (wife)
- Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (brother)
- Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (nephew)
- Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (sister)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (sister)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (grandson)
- King George V (son)
- King George VI (grandson)
- Prince George, Duke of Kent (grandson)
- Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (sister)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (grandson)
- Prince John (grandson)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (grandfather)
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (sister)
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife (daughter)
- Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (granddaughter)
- Maud, Queen of Norway (daughter)
- Queen Victoria (mother)
- Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia (sister)
- Princess Victoria of Wales (daughter)
- Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven (niece)
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