Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1821
A correct view of the procession of her late most gracious majesty Queen Caroline when passing through the city of London on the 14th of Augst 1812.
'A correct view of the funeral procession of her late most gracious Majesty Queen Caroline when passing through the city of London on the 14th August 1821'. The print depicts in four rows the mourners, carriages and riders in the procession and includes one group with a banner reading 'The power of public opinion'. Queen Caroline died on the 7 August 1821 and her funeral procession was intended to pass round to the north of the city of London to avoid public demonstrations. The cortège was intercepted by a crowd at Hyde Park Corner and forced to go through the city after a battle with the Life Guards in which two men were killed by the soldiers. The coffin was eventually embarked from Harwich, her supporters placing on it as it left British waters the inscription 'Caroline, the injured Queen of England'. Her body was taken to Brunswick and laid in the ducal vault on 24 August. DNB.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2004.158/46
- Object name:
- A correct view of the procession of her late most gracious majesty Queen Caroline when passing through the city of London on the 14th of Augst 1812.
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Polland
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- Production date:
- 1821
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 198 mm, W 520 mm (paper)
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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