King Edward VII by Franz Xaver Winterhalter

'Albert Edward, Prince of Wales' (1846) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter; Royal Collection, St. James's Palace, London

No noteworthy artists born or died on this day, as far as I could find, so I've chosen a historical event. On January 22, 1901, Edward VII was proclaimed King after his mother, Queen Victoria, died. The painter Franz Xaver Winterhalter, who had been appointed court painter of the King of France, made a portrait of Edward (he was christened Albert Edward) when he was a child. I quite like this portrait and have liked Winterhalter ever since I have visited the opening exhibition in the Hermitage Amsterdam, 'At the Russian court'. His portrait of Countess Varvara Musina-Pushkina was part of the exhibition and had been used for promotional material.