Identity:
Edward Baldwin Malet was a diplomat.
Life:
Malet was British Ambassador to Germany from 1884 to 1895; as such he would have been involved when JW exhibited his work in Germany and was awarded prizes and honours. Malet wrote a book of memoirs, Shifting scenes or memories of many men in many lands, London, 1902.
Bibliography:
Who's Who, London, 1898; 'Death Of Sir Edward Malet', Times, London, 30 June 1908, p. 13.