Sujet
Presentation of the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh to Baroness Burdett-Coutts, 1874. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Presentation of the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh to Baroness Burdett-Coutts, 1874. 'The Lord Provost and Town Council of Edinburgh presented this charitable lady with the freedom of their city...in the Music-Hall, which was decorated for the occasion with hangings of red cloth, a range of greenhouse plants, the union jack at each end, and a trophy of flags above the portrait of her great-grandfather, a Coutts who was Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1742...The Town Council, in their official robes, sat at the back of the platform. The Lord Provost, preceded by his mace-bearer and sword-bearer, led in Lady Burdett-Coutts, who was welcomed with hearty cheering...The Lord Provost...observed that the same compliment was bestowed on Mr. Thomas Coutts, the London banker, her Ladyship's grandfather, in 1813; and he described her own claims to public esteem, commending her exemplary beneficence and zeal for the relief of human suffering; while her efforts to prevent cruelty to dumb animals were likewise not forgotten...Lady Burdett-Coutts made a graceful, modest...speech in reply, expressing her sincere thanks. The Lord Provost then called upon the whole company to stand up and to give "three cheers for the youngest burgess of Edinburgh".' From "Illustrated London News", 1874.
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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
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HRM25A32_247
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Droits gérés
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31,4Mo (2,5Mo) / 32,4cm x 24,2cm / 3829 x 2863 (300dpi)