Lord Mayor's feast at Guildhall 1786 no dinner - no ball. [graphic]

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Title: Lord Mayor's feast at Guildhall 1786 no dinner - no ball. [graphic]
Alternative Title: No dinner - no ball
Creator: Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker
Contributor: Macklew, Edward, publisher.
Published / Created: Novr. 6th, 1786.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. as the act directs, for the proprietor, by E. Macklew, Haymarket
Abstract: Print shows a large group of city officials gathered around a table in Guildhall, some are jumping up and down on the table and have lost their hats and wigs. Posted on the wall are two notices: (1) "Nov. 1st 1786. The Lord Mayor is requested to set aside Parade and Festivity the ensuing 9th Nov. on account of the [death] of the Princess Amelia" and (2) "Guildhall. This day Nov'r. the 9 will be presented, not acted since the death of the Duke of Cumberland, a serious Entertainment called The City Camelions." The behavior of the city officials suggests that they are not pleased that there will be "no dinner - no ball" on Nov. 9th
Description: Title from text above and below image.
Attributed to William Dent.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Watermark.
Provenance: White Fox Rare Books; March 2025.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 35.7 x 25.3 cm, on sheet 41.3 x 26.6 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English