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Coronation of Queen Victoria

1842

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The nineteen-year-old queen was crowned in Westminster Abbey on June 28, 1838. She is here shown on the ancient throne of Edward I facing the Archbishop of Canterbury as her nobles hail their monarch with raised coronets. Noblewomen stand behind the throne and the royal family witnesses the ceremony from the side. Victoria's coronation imitated that of her uncle William IV and was modest when compared to the lavish ceremonies held by George IV. Ryall's print is based on an 1839 painting by Hayter in the Royal Collection.

Coronation of Queen Victoria, Henry Thomas Ryall (British, Frome, Somerset 1811–1867 Cookham, Berkshire), Mixed method engraving — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Coronation of Queen Victoria

Engraver: Henry Thomas Ryall (British, Frome, Somerset 1811–1867 Cookham, Berkshire)

Artist: After Sir George Hayter (British, London 1792–1871 London)

Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)

Sitter: Queen Victoria (British, London 1819–1901 East Cowes, Isle of Wight)

Sitter: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German, Coburg 1819–1861 Windsor)

Date: 1842

Medium: Mixed method engraving

Dimensions: Plate: 26 1/4 × 36 7/16 in. (66.6 × 92.5 cm)
Sheet: 28 3/4 × 39 3/16 in. (73 × 99.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Object Number: 49.40.325

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