Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
1 portrait of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
after Sir William Beechey
hand-coloured stipple engraving, (1818)
7 3/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (186 mm x 114 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D8034
Sitterback to top
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820), Soldier; son of George III; father of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 17 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir William Beechey (1753-1839), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 252 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Events of 1818back to top
Current affairs
Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.
Art and science
Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.
International
Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.
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