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Processions

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  • The pope takes possession of his office: the procession to St. John Lateran. Etching by B. Picart, 1722.
  • Burma: a procession of courtiers over a bridge accompanying royal persons in carriages. Gouache painting.
  • A procession of publicans and a beggar following the coffin of Madam Geneva; attacking the Act preventing distillers from retailing or selling gin to unlicensed premises. Engraving, 1751.
  • The funeral procession of Queen Caroline, consort of King George IV. Aquatint, 1821.
  • A triumphant American slave woman representing quassia (ingredient in acoholic drinks) is carried aloft by two brewers; representing the outcry against a tax on private brewing (?). Etching by J. Gillray, 1806.
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Catalogue

    • Pictures

    A procession of officials of the city of London approach the entrance to St James's Palace to present to King George III the petition of the Livery of London. Engraving, 1769.

    | Date: [July 5 1769] | Reference: 584090i
    • Ephemera

    Closing ceremony : Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park : 9 September, start time:19:30.

    | Date: 2012
    • Pictures

    A funeral procession of politicians bearing the coffin of the 1765 Stamp Act to its tomb in the docks where American trade was carried out. Etching after B. Wilson, 1766.

    Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788. | Date: [1766] | Reference: 2475206i
    • Ephemera

    Festival of the flame : London 2012 Paralympic games closing ceremony : 9 September 2012 / Kim Gavin.

    Gavin, Kim. | Date: 2012
    • Pictures

    Page 3: a marriage procession. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26969i
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