THE PROCESSION OF KING EDWARD VI FROM THE TOWER OF LONDON TO WESTMINSTER FEB. XIX MDXLVII, PRIOR TO HIS CORONATION. Engraved from a coeval painting at Cowdray in Sussex, the seat of Lord Viscount Montague.

A spectacular print showing the royal procession in 1547 for the coronation of King Edward VI, who at the time was just ten years old. With the Tower of London to the left and Westminster to the right, this print gives a fabulous panorama of Sixteenth-century London, its buildings, people and pageantry.One of a series of historical prints comissoned by the Society of Antiquaries from their official engraver James Basire. William Blake was Basire’s apprentice at the time.

Excellent condition. A crisp and clean impression, expert repairs from rear.