Sujet

'The Coronation Chair', (1881). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Coronation Chair', (1881). The Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey in London, known historically as St Edward's Chair or King Edward's Chair, is an ancient wooden throne on which the British monarch sits when he or she is invested and crowned during coronation. Commissioned in 1296 by King Edward I, the chair is kept in Edward the Confessor's shrine. Beneath it is the Stone of Scone. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Westminster and the Western Suburbs, by Edward Walford, Vol. III. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, 1881]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D50_363

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,3Mo (6,2Mo) / 35,2cm x 45,0cm / 4163 x 5316 (300dpi)

Mots clés

voyage intérieur événement le travail religieux pays religion métier Britannique Anglais chaise endroit Victorian siècle La Grande-Bretagne profession meubles abbaye Abbaye De Westminster B&W attraction de touristes MONOCHROME publication 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W éditeur trône dix-neuvie siècle Treizie siècle 13e siècle tourisme The Print Collector Stone of Scone St Edward's Chair Old and New London Unknown Coronation Chair Edward Walford Edward Walford Cassell & Company Ltd King Edward's Chair Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company