Coronation Day: Some of the Lieges on Their Return
The image refers to the coronation of William IV. Three wind-swept ladies and a gentleman walk through heavy rain, the last stooping to adjust her slipper and holding the arm of a man with a wrecked umbrella. The other ladies hold tattered parasols. Lining the street are spectators holding umbrellas, and a viewing stand behind with a poster lettered "Long May He Rain".
Artwork Details
- Title: Coronation Day: Some of the Lieges on Their Return
- Artist: Attributed to Robert Seymour (British, Somerset 1798–1836 London)
- Publisher: Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
- Printer: Charles Motte (French, 1784–1836)
- Date: September 1831
- Medium: Lithograph, hand-colored
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/4 in. (26 × 37.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
- Object Number: 63.611.58
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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