H.M. THE KING AS A YACHTSMAN - GEORGE V 1935 PHOTOLITHOGRAPH

Original 1935 photolithograph titled H.M. THE KING AS A YACHTSMAN.

George V (1865 – 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was the second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and was third in the line of succession to the British throne behind his father and elder brother, Prince Albert Victor. From 1877 to 1892, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected death of his elder brother in early 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. On Victoria's death in 1901, George's father ascended the throne as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. He became king-emperor on his father's death in 1910.

Georges son and successor Edward VIII is depicted in a cartouche below the central image.

Published in The Illustrated London News

Overall size 13 5/8 inch x 9 1/8 inch

The print is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.