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.
The Homage-Giving: Westminster Abbey, 9th August, 1902
by John Henry Frederick Bacon
oil on canvas, 1903
NPG 6058
by Baron Adolph de Meyer
sepia platinotype, 1904
NPG P720
by Fred Roe
pencil, 1905-1906
NPG 4367
by Philip Tennyson Cole
oil on canvas, 1907
NPG 5433
Royal group in the Crimson Drawing-Room at Windsor Castle
by William Edward Downey, for W. & D. Downey, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, 17 November 1907
NPG P1700(81d)
by Mrs M.A. Barnett
watercolour, 1908
NPG 3967
attributed to W. & D. Downey
sepia-toned platinum print, 1908
NPG P420
Lying in State of King Edward VII in Westminster Hall
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 17-19 May 1910
NPG P1700(96)
Queen Victoria with her family
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co, after Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s (1857)
NPG x134737
Hon. Robert Bruce; Herbert William Fisher; King Edward VII; Frederick Charles Keppel
by Hills & Saunders
albumen print on paper mount, circa 1858
NPG x25018
Hon. Robert Bruce; Herbert William Fisher; King Edward VII; Frederick Charles Keppel
by Hills & Saunders
albumen print, circa 1858
NPG x134652
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1859
NPG Ax39787
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1859
NPG Ax47004
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862 (circa 1859)
NPG x12782
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1859
NPG x12783
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1859
NPG Ax26211
by Alfred Crowquill (Alfred Henry Forrester), after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print with pen and ink drawing, 1859
NPG x132840
King Edward VII; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by William Henry Southwell
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG Ax24148
by William Henry Southwell
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG Ax24149
by Disdéri
gelatin carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17913
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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