The Coronation Ceremony of His Most Gracious Majesty King George V in Westminster Abbey, 22 June 1911

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

John Henry Frederick Bacon, portraitist, genre painter and illustrator, was born in London and studied at Westminster Art School. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1889 and was elected an Associate Member of the Academy in 1903. Bacon illustrated several books including ‘Celtic Myth and Legend’ (1912) and also contributed illustrations to journals and magazines. His best known paintings include ‘The Wedding Morning’ (1892, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight) and ‘The City of London Imperial Volunteers Return to London’ (1902, Guildhall Art Gallery, London). Works by Bacon can also be found in the collections of the Tate, the British Museum and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

People

George V (1865 - 1936)

Places

England, London, Westminster Abbey, Westminster

Subjects

royal portrait, genre, boy, girl, crowd, 20th century costume, ceremonial costume, military uniform, stockings, breeches, candle, throne, coat of arms, crown, altar, coronation, abbey, church, church windows, dais, podium, tracery, stained-glass window, balcony, cushion, religious/ecclesiastical interior

Materials & Techniques

chine collé, photogravure

Artist

John Henry Frederick Bacon (1865/8 - 1914)
British 20th century unknown

Title

The Coronation Ceremony of His Most Gracious Majesty King George V in Westminster Abbey, 22 June 1911

Date

published 1912

Medium

Photogravure with chine collé

Dimensions

height: 74.90 cm, width: 103.00 cm

Acquisition

Origin uncertain

Inscription

below image: intaglio stamp PROOF [letters surrounding it are illegible]

GAC number

18483