King Edward VII

King Edward VII, the son of Queen Victoria, was one of the main driving forces behind the Order of St John being granted its Royal Charter. After petitioning his mother, he continued to be involved, being the first Grand Prior and then later its Sovereign Head.

Object type

Paintings

Date

Production: 1911

Artist

Harold Speed (1872 - 1957)

Subject(s)

Empire and Commonwealth
Portraiture
Royalty

Associated person

Subject: King Edward VII (1841 - 1910)

Associated activity

Royal Event

Dimensions

Height x width x depth (canvas size): 3100 x 1680 mm

Materials and technique

Oil on canvas

Production place

England

Themes

Royal Connections

Credit line

Gift of Lieutenant Colonel Gould Hunter-Weston, 1911

Catalogue number

1747