A prospect of the inside of Westminster Hall, shewing how the King and Queen with the nobility and other did sit at dinner on the day of the coronation also the manner of the Champions performing the Ceremony of Challenge whilst the King &c. were at dinner. The whole taken from Sandford. [graphic]

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Lewis Walpole Library > A prospect of the inside of Westminster Hall, shewing how the King and Queen with the nobility and other did sit at dinner on the day of the coronation also the manner of the Champions performing the Ceremony of Challenge whilst the King &c. were at dinner. The whole taken from Sandford. [graphic]


16846259

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Title
A prospect of the inside of Westminster Hall, shewing how the King and Queen with the nobility and other did sit at dinner on the day of the coronation also the manner of the Champions performing the Ceremony of Challenge whilst the King &c. were at dinner. The whole taken from Sandford. [graphic]
Contributor
Bowles, Thomas, -1767, publisher.
John Bowles & Son, publisher.
Published / Created
[between 1752 and 1764]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, & John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhil
Abstract

"Interior of Westminster Hall depicting the banquet following the coronation of James II."--British Museum online catalogue

"One of a series of four prints, all based on the large plates in Sandford's 'History of the Coronation', first published by Bowles as a composite plate in the series 'London Described' (see Adams 29.8). The plate used in Sandford's book had a shorter title, no text in lower margin, and was inscribed 'S Moore fecit'."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title engraved above image.
Reissue of a plate first published ca. 1723 by John Bowles.
Date of publication based on the mention of "John Bowles & Son", a partnership that lasted from 1752 to 1764. See British Museum online catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Key to the illustration engraved below image.
Plate numbered "4" in upper right corner.
Mounted on board to 29.2 x 26.0 cm
Provenance
Bogislav Winner; September 2019.
Extent
1 print : sheet 29 x 24 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
752.00.00.24

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Etchings England London 1752
Engravings England London 1752
Material
etching and engraving, hand-colored ;
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
England.
Subject (Name)
James II, King of England, 1633-1701
Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic)
Coronation
Banquets
Coronations
Subjects
James II, King of England, 1633-1701 > Coronation
Westminster Hall (London, England)
Banquets
Coronations > England
England > London > 1752

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
14566094
Object ID (OID)
16846259

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