Field Marshall George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904)
T. C. Turner and Co. Ltd. (photographers) Barnsbury Park
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
leather and photographic paper
Measurements
144 mm (H)105 mm (W)279 mm (H)228 mm (W)
Place of origin
Barnsbury Park
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246693
Summary
An official photograph of George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge in uniform. Signed.
Full description
Prince George, the second Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) was born in Germany and was the only son of Adolphus Frederick, First Duke of Cambridge (and youngest son of George III). He was a cousin of Queen Victoria and the maternal uncle of Queen Mary, wife of King George V. In 1847 he married Sarah Fairbrother, an actress, while she was pregnant with their fifth child, in opposition to the Royal Marriages Act. The Duke served in the Crimean War and became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1887. He founded the school of military music at Kneller Hall in 1857. There are several photograph of George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge in the Collection.
Marks and inscriptions
T.C. Turner and Co. Limd. / 10 Barnsbury Park N. and (printed on front, rest of inscription obscured by frame)
Makers and roles
T. C. Turner and Co. Ltd. (photographers) Barnsbury Park, photographer