Title

The coronation of King George IV in Westminster Abbey, London, 19th July, 1821. Artist: Frederick Christian Lewis

Caption

The coronation of King George IV in Westminster Abbey, London, 19th July, 1821. In the foreground the Archbishop of Canterbury is crowning the king, who sits in St Edward's chair. Behind is a row of figures in ceremonial dress and beyond and to the sides are the guests at the ceremony.

Date

1821

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19B00_353

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,9Mb (927,8Kb) / 9,5in x 7,7in / 2840 x 2321 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings London England people interior indoors event ceremony religious architecture country religion grand monarch British English color colour king royal Christian Christianity occasion Westminster location century congregation monarchy Britain inside royalty abbey concept georgian Westminster Abbey bishop metaphor lavish 19th century nineteenth century City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury coronation Hanoverian lavishness on a grand scale pageantry royal event sovereign TGN King George IV King of Great Britain Charles Charles Manners-Sutton aquatint St Edward's Chair Augustus Charles Pugin;Pugin Prince of Wales J Frederick Christian Lewis George IV Prince Regent Prinny Prinnie Manners-Sutton Augustus Charles; J Stephanoff;Stephanoff Lewis Frederick Christian I