King George VI
(1895-1952), Reigned 1936-52Sitter associated with 562 portraits
The second son of George V and Queen Mary, he served in the navy (1909-17) and qualified as a pilot in the Royal Air Force in 1919. He was President of the Industrial Welfare Society, an area of special concern. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 and became King on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936. He and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother were held in great affection by the population for the courage and sense of duty they showed during the War. Following his death in 1952, he was succeeded by his eldest daughter who became Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Mary; King George VI; King George V
by Mary Steen
albumen print, 1896
NPG P1700(14c)
by Frederick William Ralph
albumen print, 1901
NPG P1700(57a)
Royal Group including King George V and four of his children
by Lafayette
glossy purple brown-toned bromide print on green mount, 9 November 1902
NPG P500
by Reginald Grenville Eves
oil on canvas, 1924
NPG 4144
Queen Elizabeth II; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 2 December 1926
NPG P140(8)
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Queen Elizabeth II; King George VI
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, feigned oval, July 1929
NPG P140(9)
by Bertram Park
bromide print, 26 June 1931
NPG P140(3)
Queen Elizabeth II; King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1938
On display in Room 27 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P140(13)
by Sir William Reid Dick
bronze bust, 1959, based on a work of 1945
NPG 4114
Conversation piece at the Royal Lodge, Windsor
by Sir James Gunn
oil on canvas, 1950
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3778
by W. & D. Downey
bromide proof print, circa 1896
NPG x26028
by W. & D. Downey
bromide proof print, circa 1896
NPG x134715
by W. & D. Downey
bromide proof print, 1896
NPG x134716
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