Sunday, November 8, 2009

Frans Xaver Winterhalter


[Portrait of Prince Albert]
signed and dated 28 Dec 1861
30 x 25"
Given by Queen Victoria to John Spong - her travelling Tapisser (tapestry). He was obviously well liked and when he died in 1870 was buried next to her favourite John Brown.
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1805 - 1873.

1 comment:

Graham Pointer said...

John Spong was my great-great-great-grandfather