Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

The children of King Edward VII NPG x137237

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Alexander Bassano

In 1879, the Art Journal proclaimed that 'Nearly every member of the royal family has been photographed by Mr. Bassano [...] The list includes the younger branches - the hopes of a distant future.' Such pictures contributed to the public image of a domestic royal family that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert aimed to foster, in contrast to the marital infidelities and aristocratic excesses of previous monarchs. They represented the middle-class Victorian family ideals with which the public could identify. The children are shown dressed... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.