A procession of carriages carrying King William IV and the Queen and pedestrians headed by a beefeater. Lithograph by John Doyle, 1831.

  • Doyle, John, 1797-1868.
Date:
Sept 7 1831
Reference:
651612i
Part of:
HB sketches
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About this work

Description

On the coronation procession which was supposed to be a strictly economical event. The King and Queen ride in an ordinary hackney coach (centre) marked with a crown and 1831 on the door. Lord Grey heads the pedestrians. All hold coronets and hitch up their robes

Publication/Creation

London (Haymarket) : Thos. Mclean, Sept 7 1831 ([London] (Leicester Square) : printed by C. Motte)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph ; image and border 20.5 x 38.3 cm.

Lettering

Going to a half crown-ation Signed HB (psuedonym for John Doyle) on left

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, Vol XI, London 1954, no. 16770

Reference

Wellcome Collection 651612i

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