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Prince Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge, was President of the German Hospital (1845–1850), and a founding patron, and it is likely that this portrait was purchased by the hospital, c.1851. The subject has sometimes been wrongly identified as Chevalier Bunsen, or as a member of the Schroeder family. The subject was identified in the 1970s by the National Portrait Gallery as Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (who was President of the German Hospital, 1850–1904). However, in 2015–2016, researchers on the Art Detective website identified that this portrait is similar to portraits of HRH Prince Adolphus Frederick (1774–1850), 1st Duke of Cambridge, held in the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and one by George Pycock Everett Green, held at The Foundling Museum.
The portrait depicts the Duke seated in front of a curtain, in black frock coat, white waistcoat and blue sash. See also SBHX7/80 for another portrait of the same subject.
St Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum and Archive
London
Title
Prince Adolphus (1774–1850), 1st Duke of Cambridge
Date
c.1842
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 130 x W 100 cm (E)
Accession number
SBHX7/81
Acquisition method
transferred from the German Hospital, 1987
Work type
Painting
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