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).
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Object Details
Date
c. 1929
Country of Origin
Great Britain
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Letterpress Halftone on Paper, Colored
Artist
G. H. Davis Physical Description
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."
Dimensions
Mat (H x W): 45.7 × 55.2cm (18 in. × 21 3/4 in.)
Unmatted (H x W): 36.5 × 50.5cm (14 3/8 × 19 7/8 in.) Inventory Number
A20140870000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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