'Sunlight in the East'
<p>by Fred Roe 1864-1947
Oil painting on canvas 36 x 44 inches
Exhibited Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto 1935
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Edward VIII (The Duke of Windsor; 1894 –1972) during one of his visits to the East End of London. Throughout the 1920s Edward, as Prince of Wales, represented his father, King George V, at home and abroad on many occasions. He took a particular interest in visiting the poverty stricken areas of the country.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Fred_Roe" class="extiw" title="w:en:Fred Roe"><span title="British artist (1864-1947)">Fred Roe</span></a>
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Fred Roe 1864-1947