A view of the House of Peers the King sitting on the throne, the Commons attending him / [graphic]

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Title: A view of the House of Peers the King sitting on the throne, the Commons attending him / [graphic]
Creator: Lodge, John, -1796, printmaker
Published / Created: [1769]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: An interior view of the House of Peers, looking towards the King's seat, where he sits in state with officials holding swords and maces around him, peers sitting in benches lining the walls, which are decorated with crests and ships, others in a block in the centre, one standing in the centre foreground with his back to the viewer, holding a scroll in his right hand, and several standing conversing to either side. The throne is shown with a backdrop of a tapestry
Description: Title etched below image.
In upper right corner above image: Gent. Mag. Jany. 1769.
Plate from: The gentleman's magazine, or, Monthly intelligencer / by Sylvanus Urban. London : Edw. Cave, 1769, v. 39.
Provenance: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 267 x 193 mm, on sheet 280 x 230 mm
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Etchings England London 1769
Periodical illustrations
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
Subject (Name): Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Westminster Palace (London, England)
Subject (Topic): Interiors
Thrones
Legislative bodies
Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords > Pictorial works
Westminster Palace (London, England) > Pictorial works
Interiors
Thrones
Legislative bodies > Great Britain
England > London > 1769

Access: Public
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