The procession of the Lord Mayor of London

Posted on January 29, 2019 by lewiswalpolelibrary

“Stylised representation of the Lord Mayor’s procession, framing a blank space in the centre of the sheet; two rows of figures at the top, 7 groups one above the other to either side, and the City Counsel on foot, the Aldermen and Lord Mayor on horseback forming the bottom of the frame.”–British Museum online catalogue.

Printmaker: Cole, James, 1715-1774, printmaker.
Title: The procession of the Lord Mayor of London, 29th of October [graphic].
Publication: [London] : Published according to act of Parliament Novemr. the 4th, 1742, and sold by James Cole engraver in Great Kirby Street, Hatton Garden, [4 November 1742]

Catalog Record

File 66 742 C689++

Acquired November 2017

Loyal associated and volunteer corps of the City of Westminster ….

Posted on August 5, 2013 by lewiswalpolelibrary

Camp scene with soldiers from the Loyal Associated and Volunteer Corps of the City of Westminster, with an officer escorting the ladies through the camp (right) who honoured them with the presentation of colours; two horses in the center and a dog ready to pounce at an officer’s hat seen in the foreground.

Printmaker: Place, M., active 1798-1815, printmaker.
Title: This print of the loyal associated and volunteer corps of the City of Westminster is respectfully dedicated to those ladies who honored them with the presentation of colours [graphic] / painted by R.K. Porter ; engraved by M. Place.
Published: London : Pub. March 30, 1799 by Messrs. Schiavonetti, No. 12 Michaels Place, Brompton (Plate 1) by their most obedient humble servts. L.I. & N. Schiavonetti, [30 March 1799]

Catalog Record & Digital Collection

Drawer Portraits W532 no. 1

Acquired May 2013