The Prince of Wales At the Moulin Rouge

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The Prince of Wales At the Moulin Rouge

Cloister (Sir Charles Garden Duff) (1852-1914)

Price

£7,500

Signed

Signed with initials and dated 1899

Medium

Watercolour and bodycolour on tinted paper

Dimensions

7 x 10 inches

Provenance

The John Franks Collection

Literature

Chris Beetles & Alexander Beetles (eds.) Portraits of Vanity Fair: The Charles Sigety Collection, London: Chris Beetles Ltd, 2023, page 206

Exhibited

'Portraits of Vanity Fair: The Charles Sigety Collection', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, October-November 2023, no 105

In 1901, Edward, Prince of Wales, ascended the throne to become King Edward VII. As prince, Edward had developed a reputation as a sportsman and carouser. In 1890, a year after the opening of the famous Parisian cabaret Moulin Rouge, Edward was spotted in the audience by the popular dancer La Goulue, who reportedly cried for the prince to buy champagne for everyone.

This illustration was not published in Vanity Fair.

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