Here is a portrait of Prince Frederick Augustus (1763-1827), the younger brother of Britain’s King George IV. This is how he would have looked at or around the year 1815, I think. It’s thanks to him that the British Army, which had previously been in a state of neglect, was reformed and able to beat back Napoleon. The portrait is somewhat based on an existing portrait by John Jackson dated to 1822 (see here). He is garbed in clothes typical of the early 19th Century. On his chest is a medal from the Order of the Garter.

I found out after making this picture that I made one big mistake – Prince Frederick had blonde hair, not dark hair. Oops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Frederick,_Duke_of_York_and_Albany

Keep your pencils sharp, everybody.

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Tags: 18th Century, 19th Century, art, British Army, colonial, Duke of Albany, Duke of York, Earl of Ulster, England, Georgian Dynasty, Great Britain, Hanoverian Dynasty, history, House of Hanover, King George III, King George IV, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Prince Frederick Augustus