Print, Letterpress Halftone on Paper, Colored, THE FIRST ENGLISH KING TO FLY: KING EDWARD VIII. OVER WINDSOR CASTLE. FROM THE PAINTING MADE FOR "THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS" BY G.H. DAVIS. (COPYRIGHTED).
Colored letterpress halftone print of King Edward VIII flying in a two-seater Gipsy Moth over Windsor Castle in 1929. Title and caption below image. Caption states that King Edward VIII made a habit of flying to many of his public engagements, and identifies him as the man in the rear seat of the plane. After a painting by G.H. Davis made for "The Illustrated London News."
Created by
Vanessa Nagengast
Date Created
03/27/2015
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Art
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