Sir Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys. Colour lithograph by L. Ward (Spy), 1891.

  • Ward, Leslie, Sir, 1851-1922.
Date:
March 14 1891
Reference:
820981i
Part of:
Vanity fair (London, England : 1868)
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Description

Private secretary to King Edward VII both as Prince of Wales and as King, and to King George V. Portrayed standing at a writing desk: "He was diligent, discreet, a master of the art of concise letter writing, and a loyal servant of the crown", although "Queen Victoria opposed Knollys's appointment as the prince of Wales's private secretary because she believed that he had a lecherous nature and disapproved of his support for the Liberal Party. However, the prince strongly resisted her attempts to veto Knollys's appointment" (Oxford dictionary of national biography)

Publication/Creation

[London] : Vanity fair, March 14 1891 ([London] : Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, lith.)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image 31.9 x 18.9 cm

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"Sir Francis Knollys". Spy. Vanity fair.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 820981i

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