Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
(1763-1827), Commander-in-Chief of the Army; son of George IIIRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 73 portraits
Famed as the 'The Grand Old Duke of York' Frederick was the second son of George III. He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, between 1798 and 1809. Unsuccessful in the field during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, he is better remembered for putting down corruption in the administration of the army. However, in 1809, he was dismissed from office after revelations that he and his mistress Mary Anne Clarke had been selling army commissions.
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany; King George IV
by Thomas R. Poole
wax relief, 1795
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The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
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by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink and wash, 1820
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Various heads including William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson and Frederick, Duke of York
by Sir George Hayter
pencil, ink and chalk, circa 1820
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by George Swendale, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on millboard, 1829, based on a work exhibited in 1822
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Sir David Wilkie
oil on panel, circa 1822-1823
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2936
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
after John Jackson
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1822
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany; King George IV
by Crowhurst of Brighton
silhouette, circa 1827
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by John De Veaux
wax medallion, circa 1832
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King George IV; Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by James Watson, after Katharine Read
mezzotint, circa 1765-1770
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King George IV; Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Robert Laurie, published by Robert Sayer
mezzotint, published 10 January 1772
NPG D14965
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Joseph Saunders, published by Walter Shropshire, after Richard Brompton
mezzotint, published 1774
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Joseph Saunders, published by Walter Shropshire, after Richard Brompton
mezzotint, published 1774
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Joseph Saunders, published by Walter Shropshire, after Richard Brompton
mezzotint, published 1774
NPG D33215
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Domenico Cunego, after Edward Francis Cunningham (Calze)
mezzotint, 1780s
NPG D33217
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 4 June 1788
NPG D13065
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by Edmund Scott, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple, published 1789
NPG D10827
'Brunswick triumphant! or - the battle of the blood's, - pure, and contaminated'
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 23 May 1789
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'A scene on Tuesday the 26th of May between a prince - and - a poltron'
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 27 May 1789
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'The accomodating spouse; Tyr-nn-es delight! - coming York over her; - or what you like'
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 15 May 1789
NPG D12999
Related People
- Princess Amelia (sister)
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (mother)
- Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Duchess of York and Albany (wife)
- King George III (father)
- King George IV (brother)
- Princess Sophia (sister)
- King William IV (brother)
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