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King George VI. (1895-1952), Reigned 1936-52. Sitter associated with 567 portraits. The second son of George V and Queen Mary, Prince Albert served in the navy (1909-17) and qualified as a pilot in the Royal Air Force in 1919.
- NPG 4144; King George VI
After narrowly winning the general election the previous...
- NPG 4144; King George VI
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.
Description. Full-length portrait of the King, standing in an interior based on the Viceroy's Building, Delhi, wearing Coronation robes with collar, star and garter of the Order of the Garter. His left hand is resting on his hip while he is holding the sceptre in his right hand.
Albert assumed the throne as King George VI. This sculpture began as a portrait of King Edward VIII but, after the abdication, the sculptor Leon Underwood adapted the face to represent the new king instead. Its modernist style makes it unusual for a royal portrait of the time.
The portrait of him by Gerald Kelly (RCIN 403422) was begun before the war, worked on throughout with the artist based at Windsor, and finally exhibited in 1946. George VI instituted the George Cross and George Medal (1940), awarded for acts of bravery by citizens, and organised displays of Orders, Medals and Decorations at Windsor.
After narrowly winning the general election the previous year, Stanley Baldwin calls a vote of confidence at the opening of the new session of Parliament and is defeated. George V invited James Ramsay Macdonald to form a minority Labour government, making him the first Labour Prime Minister.
Dec 1, 2022 · From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. George VI (1895-1952) For his wife's portraits, see: Portrait paintings of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. Portrait paintings of George VI of the United Kingdom in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom (6 F)
