Sujet
The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales and the Governor of Goa..., 1875, (1876). Creator: L.B..
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The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales and the Governor of Goa on their way to the cathedral at old Goa, from a sketch by an officer of the Serapis, 1875, (1876). The future King Edward VII and João Tavares de Almeida, Governor of Goa, (part of Portuguese India), '...in a palanquin being carried to the cathedral. On the left is the native band that greeted him, the bandmaster playing a trumpet and big drum at the same time. The Prince wore undress Field Marshal's uniform. On each side walked one of the Prince's equerries and one of the Governor's aides-de-camp'. Between October 1875 and May 1876, the Prince visited more than 21 towns and cities across parts of modern-day India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal. (Edward became Emperor of India in 1901 after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria, who was Empress of India). From "Illustrated London News", 1876.
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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
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HRM23A80_450
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Droits gérés
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66,8Mo (7,3Mo) / 39,8cm x 42,0cm / 4704 x 4960 (300dpi)