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Funeral of the late Marquis of Ormonde - the Procession leaving Kilkenny Castle, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

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Funeral of the late Marquis of Ormonde - the Procession leaving Kilkenny Castle, [Ireland], 1854. 'The removal of the remains of this much-lamented nobleman [John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde], from Lofter's-hall to Kilkenny Castle'. Procession including '...the coronet of the deceased Marquis, borne on a crimson velvet cushion, by Mr. King, his Lordship's butler...The Coffin followed, borne on the shoulders of a picked body of stalwart young men, selected from the tenantry...On each side of the coffin was a row of noblemen and gentlemen...followed by the relatives of the deceased...Then followed, in a long double line, the members of the Masonic Lodges of Kilkenny; mustering nearly a hundred in number...the bells tolled from the belfries of all the churches...Immense crowds lined the streets...from a sketch taken from the Victoria Hotel, by E. FitzPatrick'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B08_057

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Droits gérés

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17,4Mo (1,5Mo) / 21,0cm x 20,7cm / 2483 x 2443 (300dpi)

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building people male crowd crowds man men walking country spectators guy spectator British castle Ireland Irish death fortifications fortification location century procession Britain newspapers press concept mourning B&W street scene coffin coffins funeral 19th century black & white black and white B W Leinster Freemasonry Freemasons Kilkenny Kilkenny Castle mourner mourners nineteenth century pallbearer pallbearers The Print Collector cortege Illustrated London News pall-bearer TGN ILN paying respects street newspaper engraving pall bearer Unknown John Butler Ormonde processional cortège Marquess of pall-bearers 19th-century pall bearers Edmund Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Edmund John Butler 2nd Marquess of Ormonde Marquess of Ormonde