The Christening of the Prince of Wales is a history painting by the British artist Sir George Hayter, which was first exhibited at Windsor Castle in 1845.

It depicts the christening on 25 January 1842 of Albert Edward, the infant Prince of Wales and eldest son and heir of Queen Victoria and her husband Albert, the Prince Consort.

[1] The painting depicts the ceremony at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

The Prince would go on to reign under his regnal title Edward VII from 1901 to 1910, giving his name to the Edwardian era.

Queen Victoria was apparently unimpressed by the painting, and did not wish to buy it unlike Hayter's previous works, as she claimed it was too large to hang in any of her palaces.