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Edward VII as Prince of Wales

George Frederic Watts (1817–1904)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Edward VII as Prince of Wales

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Albert Edward (1841–1910), who reigned as King Edward VII (1901–1910), was created Prince of Wales soon after his birth. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1859–1860. Watts drew him on several occasions, but found him an unsympathetic sitter. This is a study for the portrait commissioned for the Middle Temple in 1874 (Watts Gallery, Compton). Watts was dissatisfied with the result and reclaimed the painting after it was exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery in 1882.

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Title

Edward VII as Prince of Wales

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 23.5 x W 12.4 cm

Accession number

WA1956.16

Acquisition method

Commissioned 1874 Purchased (Hope Collection Fund), 1956

Work type

Painting

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George Frederic Watts

1817–1904

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