'Three Generations of Royal Sailors' (King George V; King Edward VII; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII))
1 portrait by Arthur William Debenham
'Three Generations of Royal Sailors' (King George V; King Edward VII; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII))
by and published by Arthur William Debenham
bromide postcard print, 1908
5 3/8 in. x 3 3/8 in. (137 mm x 87 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x196923
Sittersback to top
- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10. Sitter associated with 505 portraits. Identify
- Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (1894-1972), Reigned 1936. Sitter in 437 portraits. Identify
- King George V (1865-1936), Reigned 1910-36. Sitter in 488 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Arthur William Debenham (active circa 1872-1925), Photographer and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1908back to top
Current affairs
Henry Asquith replaces Henry Campbell-Bannerman as Liberal leader and Prime Minister, with David Lloyd George taking control of the Exchequer. Asquith and Lloyd George embark on a bold programme of social reform, laying the foundations of the Welfare State, introducing government pensions this year and later a system of National Insurance.The first aeroplane for the British army is built by the American, Samuel Cody.
Art and science
E.M. Forster's novel A Room with a View is published, following the experiences of a young woman, Lucy Honeychurch, in the repressed culture of Edwardian England.The French art critic Louis Vauxcelles first uses the term 'cubism' to refer to a landscape painting by Georges Braque.
International
King Carlos of Portugal and his heir, Prince Luis Filipe, are killed by assassins from the Republican trying to provoke a revolution. Carlos I, unpopular because of his extravagant lifestyle and extramarital affairs, was succeeded by his younger son, Manuel, the last monarch of the Braganza dynasty.Following the death of the Guangxu Emperor in China, his two year old nephew replaces him, becoming the the last Manchu emperor of China.
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