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horse sketched by Edward VII
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KING EDWARD VII, KING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1841-1910)

A horse

dated 20 Oct 1853

Watercolour, pen and ink | 17.5 x 25.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980477.m

Mephistopeles©

Prince Albert liked the watercolours of Edward Henry Corbould so much that he decided to employ him as painting instructor to the Royal Family. Corbould was the favourite teacher of the Royal children, who enjoyed his light-hearted approach. Like Richard Westall before him, Corbould made studies for his pupils to copy. In both examples shown here, we can see Corbould’s model on the left-hand side of the page and the efforts of 12-year-old Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) on the right.


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