His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

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Artist/Maker	Baxter, George (print-maker)
Place of origin	England (printed)

Baxter-process print depicting Prince Edward (later King Edward VII) as a young boy. He is dressed in a sailor costume and is shown leaping from a boat, holding his hat up in his right hand.

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Categories	Prints Portraits Royalty Children & Childhood Boats and Ships
Object type	Print
Title	His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Baxter print on paper Paper Baxter-Process Printing
Brief description	Print by George Baxter, 'His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,' Baxter-process print, England, ca. 1850
Physical description	Baxter-process print depicting Prince Edward (later King Edward VII) as a young boy. He is dressed in a sailor costume and is shown leaping from a boat, holding his hat up in his right hand.
Dimensions	Height: 3.375in Width: 2.3125in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style	Victorian
Marks and inscriptions	'Gift:- Miss C. W. B.' (Lettered in ink on red mount)
Credit line	Given by Miss Charlotte W. Baxter
Object history	This print shows the young Prince Edward (later King Edward VII) landing at Osborne where Queen Victoria had recently acquired him a home.
Subjects depicted	Children Boats King Edward VII
Bibliographic references	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933 Lewis, C. T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer) his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: S. Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1908. cat. no. 210
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2887-1932

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O744126/his-royal-highness-the-prince-print-baxter-george/

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