Depiction of the interior of the House of Lords during the trial of Queen Caroline, consort of George IV, for adultery
Description:
Title etched below image., Date inferred from that of the depicted event; the Queen Caroline "trial" occurred from August to November 1820., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to 20.6 x 27.2 cm., and Bound in after page 182 in volume 4 part 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Malcolm, J.P. Londinium redivivum, or, An antient history and modern description of London.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Subject (Topic):
Scandals, Trials (Adultery), Government officials, Judicial proceedings, Queens, and British
"Admission ticket to the coronation of King George IV, Westminster Hall, Pass Ticket, 19 July 1821; decorative roundel within wreath of roses, thistles and shamrocks; embossed above and below, with blindstamp of Lord Great Chamberlain's Office."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Coronation pass ticket Westminster Hall
Description:
Title from item., Ticket for the coronation of George IV., Wood engraving, printed in red and blue, with embossing., An example of Whiting and Branston's compound plate printing, in the blue circular rose wreath; surrounding center printed in red. With blind embossed border incorporating the seal of the Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, signed Dobbs., Imperfect; sheet trimmed to 11.3 x 11.8 cm, resulting in loss of most of the embossed border., Mounted to 27.1 x 20.9 cm., and Mounted opposite page 180 in volume 4 part 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Malcolm, J.P. Londinium redivivum, or, An antient history and modern description of London.
