Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue
Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (1653-1708), Consort of Queen Anne; son of King Frederick III of Denmark and Norway and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Second son of Frederick III of Denmark; Kt. of the Elephant of Denmark (c.1667); travelled in Europe and accompanied the Grand Duke of Tuscany to England 1669; fought at the battle of Landskrona 1677; married 28 July 1683 Princess Anne; naturalised 20 September 1683; KG 1684; created Duke of Cumberland 1689; when Anne became Queen in 1702 he was created Prince Consort and Lord High Admiral; an asthmatic; his titles became extinct on his death.
‘He had the Danish Countenance, blound; a young gent of few words, spake French but ill, seemed somewhat heavy; but reported Valiant’ (John Evelyn, 1683).
‘He is a very comely person, faire hair, few pock holes in his visage, but of very decent and graceful behaviour’ (Thomas Clarges, 1683).
‘is very fat, loves News, his Bottle and the Queen … he hath neither many Friends nor Enemies in England’ (J. Macky, Characters of the Court of Great Britain, 1733).
This extended catalogue entry is from the National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, 2009, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
‘He had the Danish Countenance, blound; a young gent of few words, spake French but ill, seemed somewhat heavy; but reported Valiant’ (John Evelyn, 1683).
‘He is a very comely person, faire hair, few pock holes in his visage, but of very decent and graceful behaviour’ (Thomas Clarges, 1683).
‘is very fat, loves News, his Bottle and the Queen … he hath neither many Friends nor Enemies in England’ (J. Macky, Characters of the Court of Great Britain, 1733).
This extended catalogue entry is from the National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, 2009, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.