A young boy in Highland dress, believed to be Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas laid down on panel (oval)
Measurements
750 x 620 mm
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230429.1
Summary
Oil painting on canvas laid on panel (oval). A young boy in Highland dress believed to be Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, by an unknown artist, 19th century. A three-quarter-length portrait of a boy in Highland dress, leaning on a stone with his right arm, a bird of prey in the crook of his left arm, attached to a chain held in his right hand.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Credit line
Cragside, The Armstrong Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1977)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist