Aliasing Resources (WPF)

Question

I am trying to alias a resource in XAML, as follows:

Answer 1

Try as I might, I cannot reproduce your problem. I think there is more at play than the code you have posted. This works fine for me:

App.xaml:

Window1.xaml:

UserControl1.xaml:

I added the Leaves.jpg image to my project and it displayed just fine.