Paintings Gallery

Edward, Prince of Wales from a sketch by John St. Helier Lan

H.R.H. The Prince of Wales from a study made by John St. Helier Lander for a full-length portrait published in the Illustrated London News at a later date. The supplement was published to coincide with the Princes return from a royal tour in 1922. The painting by Lander was later donated to Manchester City Art Gallery by the proprietors of The Illustrated London News. Date: 24th June 1922

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Coat of arms 17th century Morgan and Tomkins

This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blome's Britannia, an atlas published in 1673. It features the coats of arms of people who contributed towards the completion of the work a?? starting with King Charles II. Each page includes 35 coats of arms, presented here in pairs. These two coats of arms are from folio (page) 23 of the work. In old English, ans appeared as a longs (which looks like an f'), while ss appeared as fs'. Com was an abbreviation for County'. A number is assigned to each benefactor. Here are the accompanying texts (followed by modernised English where appropriate): 748. William MORGAN of Newton in Brecknockfhire Efq (Brecknockshire / Breconshire, Wales). 749. Vuedale TOMKYNS of Monnington Upon Wye Com Hereford (Uvedale Tomkins of Monnington-on-Wye)

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Frank O Salisbury working on painting of King at the Front

Artist Frank O. Salisbury pictured at work on a huge canvas for his famous painting of the royal visit to the Front. The painting depicted King George V, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and the Prince of Wales at Kemmel Hill overlooking Wytschaete and Messines Ridge while the bottom panel showed Queen Mary visiting a war hospital, 1918.
1917

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans