The procession of the Lord Mayor of London, 29th of October [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The procession of the Lord Mayor of London, 29th of October [graphic].
- Creator
- Cole, James, active 1715-1774, printmaker
- Contributor
- Cole, James, active 1715-1774, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [4 November 1742]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published according to act of Parliament Novemr. the 4th, 1742, and sold by James Cole engraver in Great Kirby Street, Hatton Garden
- Abstract
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"Stylised representation of the Lord Mayor's procession, framing a blank space in the centre of the sheet; two rows of figures at the top, 7 groups one above the other to either side, and the City Counsel on foot, the Aldermen and Lord Mayor on horseback forming the bottom of the frame."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched above image.
"No. 79"--Lower right corner.
The 35 numbered sections of the procession zigzag doen the sheet beginning with the 1) Armourers, 2) Leathersellers, 3) Pioneers, 4) Granadiers [sic], [4] Artillery, 5-6) 2d Division, 7-8) 3d Division, 9-10) Salters, 11-12) Salters, 13-14) Slaters, 15-16) Coopers, 17-18) Coopers, 19-20) Band of Petitionsers, 21-22) Kings Trumpets &c., 23-24) Coopers, 25-26) Coopers, 27-28) City Musick, 29-30) Officers, 31-32) Officers, 33-34) City Counsel, Aldermen, Lord Mayor.
Blank space at center of print has been filled in with manuscript poetry given the heading 'Christmas' at top and signed and dated by "John Lewis, 1742" at bottom. The first of the three sections of verse is taken from the second and third cantos of Waller's Of divine love; the other quotations are from the Fourth Eclogue of John Ogilby's seventeenth-century translation of Virgil. - Provenance
- Marlborough Rare Books; November 2017.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 40.8 x 33 cm, on sheet 46.2 x 36 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- File 66 742 C689++
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Early works to 1800
Christmas poetry
Etchings England London 1742
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Poems - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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London (England)
England
London. - Subject (Name)
- Willimott, Robert, Sir.
- Subject (Topic)
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Officials and employees
City council members
Coopers
Mayors
Municipal officials
Musicians
Occupations
Parades & processions
Soldiers
British - Subjects
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London (England) > Officials and employees > Early works to 1800
Willimott, Robert, Sir
City council members
Coopers
Mayors > England > London
Municipal officials > England > London
Musicians
Occupations
Parades & processions
Soldiers > British
England > London > 1742
18th century
Lewis, John > Autograph
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 13374823
- Object ID (OID)
- 16698370
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