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  • A Chinese procession in honour of the god of spring: a Mandarin is shown being carried in a sedan chair. Ink drawing, China, 18--?.
  • A man shielding his eyes from the body of a dead AIDS victim; advertisement a mourning procession for AIDS patients in Berlin Colour lithograph.
  • A festive procession led by Napoleon Bonaparte through the galleries of the Louvre passes jubilant courtiers. Etching by H. Reinhold after B. Zix, 1811.
  • Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the royal barge on the river for the procession to the Kathin ceremony, 14 October 1865. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
  • Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the royal barge on the river for the procession to the Kathin ceremony, 14 October 1865. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
  • Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the royal barge on the river for the procession to the Kathin ceremony, 14 October 1865. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
  • Festival of Muḥarram: a procession of people carrying colourful pennants and replicas of the martyr's tomb. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the royal barge on the river for the procession to the Kathin ceremony, 14 October 1865. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
  • Chelsea Pensioners in a procession in Trafalgar Square, heading towards the Strand, to the left the base of the Nelson Column, fenced-off. Wood engraving.
  • Various rites and cermonies for the burial of a pope, including the catafalque during the funeral and the funeral procession. Engraving by B Picart, 1724.
  • A wedding procession by night; a groom sitting in a palanquin, preceded by musicians, torch-bearers, guards and attendants. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A British family is gloomily watching a procession of German immigrants practising their trades in Great Britain. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 2 October 1886.
  • Durga Puja: a procession with people carrying the statue of goddess Durga and bright flags and pennants. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a triumphal procession carved in relief on the base. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • Part of the coronation procession of King James II, 23 April 1685, with a piper and drums bringing up the rear. Engraving by J. Collins, 1685.
  • Guinea, West Africa: the procession in honour of the snake, marking the coronation on 16 April 1725. Aquatint by G. Gallina, ca. 1819, after R. Desmarchais.
  • Two priests and their server follow a funeral procession carrying an open coffin into a church. Etching by J. Pesne after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • A wedding procession: the groom riding on a horse accompanied by people playing music and carrying colorful pennants. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • A ragged beggar carrying a banner reading "Capitano de baroni" leads a procession of lame people and beggars out of a village. Etching after J. Callot.
  • Above, a festival procession held on the fifth day of the fifth month; below, cherry blossoms at Koganu, west of Tokyo. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, ca. 1870.
  • The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, including the Earl of Worcester and Sir Walter Raleigh. Engraving by J. Basire after a drawing by William Camden, 1791.
  • The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, including a gentleman usher with a white rod and the French Ambassador. Engraving by J. Basire after William Camden, 1791.
  • The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, including the Children of the Chapel and the Sergeant of the Vestry. Engraving by J. Basire after William Camden, 1791.
  • A festive procession in honour of George III in St. Paul's Cathedral on St. George's day, led by George III. Line engraving by J. Neagle after E. Dayes.
  • A procession of publicans and a beggar following the coffin of Madam Geneva; attacking the Act preventing distillers from retailing or selling gin to unlicensed premises. Engraving, 1751.
  • Detail of the funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, showing the "Gentlemen Pentioners" carrying flags and banners. Detail of an engraving by J. Basire after William Camden, 1791.
  • Marat, seated in a sedan chair, is carried in a triumphant procession of the revolutionary mob in the street of Paris. Engraving by W. Greatbach after T. Johannot.
  • A procession of animals carrying guns and playing music is following a standard-bearing wolf on to a market place. Colour lithograph attributed to J.F.L. Dreier.
  • Marat, seated in a sedan chair, is carried in a triumphant procession of the revolutionary mob in the street of Paris. Engraving by W. Greatbach after T. Johannot.
  • A bridegroom (?) sitting on a horse in the middle of a procession with people carrying pennants and musical instruments. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.