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A posthumous version of the State portrait of King Edward VII (RCIN 404553) commissioned by Queen Alexandra from Luke Fildes and completed in 1912.In the biography of his father, LV Fildes recalled that: On and off for the last two years, my father had been painting a posthumous portrait of the late King Edward. It had been commissioned privately by Queen Alexandra and it was to be like the State Portrait in size but more intimate in character. Having the studies he had made from life for…

Edward VII, king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British dominions and emperor of India from 1901. An immensely popular and affable sovereign and a leader of society, he was the second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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Full length photographic portrait of the Prince of Wales standing facing front; he wears the robes of the Order of the Garter over his Generals tunic. Curtain behind to left. Photograph has curved top corners.

The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, circa 1863. Albumen carte de visite, "Photographed from life by Mayall, 224 Regent Street, London." Also with sticker from C. Goodman, Bookseller and stationer, 407 Strand.

From Queen Victoria to Princess Charlotte.

The newborn Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge’s 3Xgreat-grandfather was King George V: King George V was born as the second son of King Edward VII (then Prince of Wales) and gre…

If there was one element that impacted the psychological makeup of Edward VII more than any other it was the fact that he was a disappointment to his parents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. That…