As part of the celebration of her Diamond Jubilee, Queen Victoria drove through London on 22 June 1897 with the purpose of seeing her people and receiving their congratulations. In this depiction of the scene Queen Victoria can be seen in an open State la

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Milestone years have been celebrated in long reigns since George III

    WILLIAM EWART LOCKHART (1846-1900)

    Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Service, Westminster Abbey, 21 June 1887

    Signed and dated 1890

    RCIN 404702

    The procession of Queen Victoria to Westminster Abbey for the Golden Jubilee service, celebrating 50 years of her reign, was painted by John Charlton (RCIN 405285). In this painting Lockhart records the moment when the Archbishop of Canterbury read the prayers and pronounced the Benediction. The Queen recorded in her Journal that she 'sat alone … where I sat forty-nine years ago and received the homage of the Princes and Peers [recorded by Sir George Hayter (RCIN 404877)] … My robes were beautifully draped on the chair'.

    Signed and dated: W E Lockhart RSA / 1887-1890.
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