Medium:

Print, Lithograph on Paper, Uncolored

Dimensions:

Mat: 27.9 × 35.6cm (11 × 14 in.)

Unmatted: 19.5 × 28.6cm (7 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

Type:

ART-Reproductions

Date:

c. 1838

Physical Description:

Uncolored lithograph of an aerial view of the Grand Féte in Cambridge to celebrate the coronation of Queen Victoria on June 28th, 1838. Shows a pavilion in the center with long dining tables radiating out from the center. Caption says 15,000 were seated for dinner at these tables. Spectators surround the area, which the caption says totaled around 17,000 people. A balloon is aloft in the background.

'Drawn on the Spot & Lithd by G. Scharf. Metcalfe & Palmer, Lithog. Cambridge.'

Credit Line:

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Inventory Number:

A20140504000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96568e4fb-8ad3-48ac-96a7-cf236423c078

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A20140504000