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Options: 1) Download Source Image from Library of Congress 2) If link above doesn't work, try alternate LOC link 3) Report broken link Coronation procession of his majesty George the Fourth, 19th July,...TITLE:Coronation procession of his majesty George the Fourth, 19th July, 1821 / drawn & etched by W. Heath.CALL NUMBER:LOT 13405, no. 12 [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:LC-DIG-ppmsca-02637 (digital file from original print) SUMMARY:Print shows a street procession with King George IV at his coronation festivities on July 19, 1821, in St. James'' Park, London. Balloon flying at upper right represents balloonist Charles Green''s first ascension and the first successful use of coal gas which was cheaper than hydrogen and more readily available. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) MEDIUM:1 print : etching with aquatint, hand-colored. CREATED/PUBLISHED:London : Published 19th July, 1823, by R.H. Laurie, no. 53, Fleet Street, [1823] CREATOR: Heath, William, 1795-1840, artist, etcher. NOTES: Title from item. Tissandier collection. SUBJECTS: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830--Coronation--England--London. FORMAT: Etchings Hand-colored 1820-1830. REPOSITORY:Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:(digital file from original print) ppmsca 02637 CARD #:2002717331
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