Edward Rex
Subject(s): Crowns, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910, Kings and rulers, Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
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Illustration shows Edward VII, King of Great Britain, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with an insert showing “(Caricature of Louis XIV, by Thackeray) ‘You see at once that majesty is made out of the wig, the high-heeled shoes and cloak, all fleurs-de-lis bespangled….Thus do barbers and cobblers make the gods that we worship.’ –Thackeray.”
Comments and Context
Generally, cartoonists around the world were not too kind to the son of the late Queen Victoria, Edward VII. He largely was depicted as a wastrel and playboy. Because of Victoria’s long life and reign, he was destined to be king for less than a decade. Keppler’s caricature, although gentler than the famous portrait of Edward from the rear, pants down, in the French journal L’Assiette au Beure, nevertheless depicts him as vacuous, and reminded (by the old Thackeray cartoon) that even in the case of kings, the clothes make the man.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1901-03-13
Creator(s)
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Edward Rex. [March 13, 1901]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275820. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. Edward Rex. [13 Mar. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275820.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1901, March 13]. Edward Rex.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275820.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
