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Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar

(1823-1902), Field Marshal

Sitter in 10 portraits
Brought up by his aunt, Queen Adelaide, and a playmate of Queen Victoria and George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, he joined the army in 1841. In the Crimea, he served with distinction at the Alma, Balaclava, Sebastopol, and Inkerman becoming aide-de-camp to Lord Raglan, June 1855, and participating in the attack on the Redan; served in a number of positions, including commander of forces in Ireland in later years.

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Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar

by Roger Fenton
salt print, 1856
NPG Ax24928

Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar

by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, 19 February 1861
NPG x74371

Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar

by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 19 February 1861
NPG Ax51552

Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar

by Richard James Lane, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, 1849 (1849)
NPG D21739

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

Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar

by Carlo Pellegrini
lithograph, 1872
NPG D6731

Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar ('Men of the Day. No. 114')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 30 October 1875
NPG D43716

Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published 30 October 1875
NPG D6765

Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published 30 October 1875
NPG D6766

Edward, Prince of Saxe-Weimar

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published 30 October 1875
NPG D6767

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