A Prospect of the Inside of Westminster Hall; The Grand Coronation Banquet of King George IV at Westminster Hall, 17 July 1821
R. Wilkinson / Bowles & Carver. Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on watermarked J Whatman Turkey Mills wove paper, 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (285 x 234 mm), full margins. Left and right sheet edges have a hard vertical crease. Sheet exhibits some surface soiling, creasing, scattered edge tears, toning, and an archivally repaired edge tear which extends approximately three inches into the image area from the center-bottom sheet edge. All condition issues are consistent with age. Colors remain bright and extensive.
Westminster Hall is the oldest building on the Parliamentary estate. What makes it such an astonishing building is not simply its great size and the magnificence of its roof, but its central role in British history. In and around the Hall, grew up the major institutions of the British state: Parliament, the law courts and various government offices.
Item number: 1223
Price: $350.00
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