Prince George, the Prince of Wales and future King George V Finish:Stretched Hirst's observation of 'Venus seen

Hirst's observation of 'Venus seen with a narrow fringe of dull red light' during the transit of Venus

' Inscribed in pencil lower left '1782'

6 cylinder engine

The cast of the BBC hit comedy 'Bread' during a break in filming in Elswick Street

Found in the collection of the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique

Prince George, the Prince of Wales and future King George V Finish:Stretched Hirst's observation of 'Venus seenPrince George, the Prince of Wales and future King George V (1865 1936), 1890. George V was king of Great Britain from 1910 to 1936. In 1924 he appointed Ramsay MacDonald, Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, and in 1932 he introduced the idea of broadcasting a Christmas message to the people. He died of influenza on 20 January 1936 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, first series, Cassell and Company