Edward VII was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, He was born on the 9th November 1841 and died on the 6th May 1910. He was christened Albert Edward.
For most of his life he was Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne. During the long reign of his mother, he was largely excluded from political power, and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. He travelled throughout Britain performing ceremonial public duties, and represented Britain on visits abroad. His tours of North America in 1860 and the Indian subcontinent in 1875 were popular successes, but despite public approval, his reputation as a playboy prince soured his relationship with his mother. Reference: Wikipedia
HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII INSPECTING SUBMARINES OFF PORTSMOUTH. Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons (English, 1886–1960) English About 1912
Reference: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A. 1871-1957 BANNER RAMMER RAMMER OF EDWARD VII’S VISIT TO THE VERY POOR OR THE KING AMONG THE PICTURES, DUBLIN, JULY 24TH 1903 a fourteen-fold booklet signed with monogram, titled and inscribed on the cover; also signed with monogram on the last sheet pen and ink with watercolour extended: 9.5 by 124.5cm., 3¼ by 49in.
The work offers a humourous re-telling of King Edward VII’s visit to an International Art Fair at Ballsbridge during his first royal visit to Ireland in July 1903 (which included works by Jack B. Yeats) and was recorded in the press. The booklet plays on the King’s responses to pictures seen at the exhibition, subjects including John L. Sullivan, O’Donnell, C. S. Parnell, Douglas Hyde and his mother, Queen Victoria. The royal visit was controversial at the time. Jack’s brother, W. B. Yeats, was one of several prominent Irish citizens to publicly discredit the visit.
Sold for 10,000 GBP at Sotheby’s in 2017
Carte-de-visite depicting a head-and-shoulders portrait of man, identified as King Edward VII (1841-1910) who was Prince of Wales at the time. The card has been cropped at the edges, and the four corners have been trimmed.
Photograph by Alexander Bassano, Portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII), albumen print, 1870s.
Reference: © Victoria and Albert Museum
