drawing
- Museum number
- 1898,0208.1
- Description
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Design for the decoration of the Bank of England on the day of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 22 June, 1897; a pedestal flanked by two small pedestals on which are boys holding shields inscribed "1837" and "1897", on the central pedestal is a figure of Britannia, she comes in a chariot drawn by horses, whose bridles are held by a boy, beneath two seated figures, and on the plinth in front two naked boys supporting a shield between them
Brush drawing in brown ink, and brown wash, with pen and ink
- Production date
- 1837-1911
- Dimensions
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Height: 244 millimetres
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Width: 458 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
- Acquisition date
- 1898
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1898,0208.1