Saturday, February 4, 2012

Antique Image of the Day: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 1859

Albert Edward, P. of Wales, 1859
After Winterhalter
J.H. Lynch, Lithographer
The Victoria & Albert Museum



Aw, look how cute and un-debauched he is. Here, we see Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales and future philanderer King Edward VII in a three-quarter-length portrait when a boy. He is wearing military uniform, a sword at his left side, and the star and sash of the Order of the Garter.

Produced in 1859, this lithograph of Queen Victoria’s and Prince Albert’s eldest son was created by James Henry Lynch based on an original by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. It was printed by M. & N. Hanhart in London. It is marked, “Albert Edward P of Wales 1859/J. H. Lynch, Lith. M. & N. Hanhart Impt.”

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