King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1841–1910)

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A drunken wet-nurse about to give the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) a drop of alcohol as a horrified Queen Victoria and Prince Albert burst in on the scene. Lithograph.

Michael Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution: Prince Albert and his sons in the audience. Wood engraving, 1856, after A. Blaikley.

Queen Victoria visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean war. Mezzotint by T.O. Barlow, 1859, after Jerry Barrett.

King Edward VII leads his horse Minoru through a cheering crowd to the winner's encloure after winning the Derby in 1909. Chromolithograph after J. S. Wells.

Princess Alexandra taking a carriage ride with a convalescing Prince Albert Edward. Wood engraving by H. Harral, 1872.

King Edward VII on his deathbed in Buckingham Palace in 1910. Line process print after a drawing by Sir Luke Fildes, 1910.

The Prince of Wales addressing nurses at a meeting about the National Pension Fund for Nurses, Marlborough House. Wood engraving.

Charing Cross Hospital: the Prince of Wales opening some new wards. Wood engraving.

The London Hospital, Whitechapel: King Edward VIII and Queen Alexandra in the Finsen Light room. Process print after a drawing by A. Forestier, c.1903.

King Edward VII, standing, holding a sceptre. Photogravure after W. and D. Downey, 190-.

King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra passing though the lines of nurses in St. Paul's Cathedral in June 1903. Ink drawing by A. Kemp Tebby after D. Macpherson, 1903.

The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: a visit by the King and Queen to the Clarence ward. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.

Robert Peel as a tinker cries up his wares, including the reintroduction of income tax; Queen Victoria commends them to Prince Albert, but the Duke of Wellington complains about his rival. Lithograph ca. 1842.

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Edward VII

Images from the collections

Images featuring Edward VII

Works from the collections

Queen Victoria visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean war. Mezzotint by T.O. Barlow, 1859, after Jerry Barrett.

The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: a visit by the King and Queen to the Clarence ward. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.

The London Hospital, Whitechapel: King Edward VIII and Queen Alexandra in the Finsen Light room. Process print after a drawing by A. Forestier, c.1903.

Robert Peel as a tinker cries up his wares, including the reintroduction of income tax; Queen Victoria commends them to Prince Albert, but the Duke of Wellington complains about his rival. Lithograph ca. 1842.

Edward VII

Images from the collections

Images featuring Edward VII

Works from the collections

Queen Victoria visiting soldiers wounded in the Crimean war. Mezzotint by T.O. Barlow, 1859, after Jerry Barrett.

The assumption of Queen Victoria. Photogravure, 1902, after A. Drummond, 1901.

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: a visit by the King and Queen to the Clarence ward. Pen and ink drawing, 1903.

The London Hospital, Whitechapel: King Edward VIII and Queen Alexandra in the Finsen Light room. Process print after a drawing by A. Forestier, c.1903.

Robert Peel as a tinker cries up his wares, including the reintroduction of income tax; Queen Victoria commends them to Prince Albert, but the Duke of Wellington complains about his rival. Lithograph ca. 1842.

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