Sedan Chair Collection

INDIA: CALCUTTA, c1786. The Old Court House and Writers Building, a home for young employees of the East India Company, in Calcutta, India. Watercolor by Thomas Daniell, c1786

HOGARTH: ELECTION. Chairing the Member. Engraving after the etching by William Hogarth (1697-1764)

The Return, 1837. Creator: Thomas Cole
The Return, 1837

The Rope Bridge at Serinagur, c. 1800 (oil on canvas)
XYC306179 The Rope Bridge at Serinagur, c.1800 (oil on canvas) by Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840); 81.9x10.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

View of Versailles from the Place d Armes (oil on canvas)
XIR18883 View of Versailles from the Place d Armes (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); 59x115 cm; ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Vehicles: Sedan Chair, Georgian (colour litho)
8659716 Vehicles: Sedan Chair, Georgian (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sedan Chair, Georgian)

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Qubilai emperor of China hunting falcon, c.1470 (miniature)
BEN5464150 Qubilai emperor of China hunting falcon, c.1470 (miniature); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Qubilai (Kubilai Khan)

Townsend Harris (1804-1878), first American diplomat on mission to Japan, escort to the city of Shimoda, 1856
NWI4863871 Townsend Harris (1804-1878), first American diplomat on mission to Japan, escort to the city of Shimoda, 1856. Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Townsend Harris (1804-1878)

Marco Polo welcomed to the court of the great Khan, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4901828 Marco Polo welcomed to the court of the great Khan, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Marco Polo welcomed to the court of the great Khan (Khoubilai Khan, Mongolian chief) 14th century

View of the Forum, Pompeii. A nobleman is carried in a sedan chair to the steps of the Forum. Chromolithograph by D
FLO4688132 View of the Forum, Pompeii. A nobleman is carried in a sedan chair to the steps of the Forum. Chromolithograph by D. Capri after an illustration by G

The Monastery of Agagna on the island of Guam (Mariana Archipelago, USA), Spanish settlers on carriers
FLO4636259 The Monastery of Agagna on the island of Guam (Mariana Archipelago, USA), Spanish settlers on carriers and natives carrying game

Regency gentlemen and ladies promenading in carriages, coaches and sedan chairs in Bath
FLO4619278 Regency gentlemen and ladies promenading in carriages, coaches and sedan chairs in Bath. Milsom Street and Bond Street with Portraits of Bath Swells

Futamigaura
2909930 Futamigaura; (add.info.: Futamigaura. Print shows a woman in a sedan chair with porters and a male traveller stopping to admire the twin rock formations)

An Angolan noble in loagna and wearing several necklaces, sitting on a hammock wears by four servants
FLO4635269 An Angolan noble in loagna and wearing several necklaces, sitting on a hammock wears by four servants. Lithography for the book

Egypt: Cook cruise, village on the banks of the Nile, four guides transport a tourist in an improvised wheelchair
LUX4778501 Egypt: Cook cruise, village on the banks of the Nile, four guides transport a tourist in an improvised wheelchair on the edge of a palm grove bordering a village

Woman wearing a palanquin in Naples, Italy, years 1580. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4956880 Woman wearing a palanquin in Naples, Italy, years 1580. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Woman wearing a palanquin in Naples, Italy, years 1580)

A sedan chair
5312120 A sedan chair; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a sedan chair. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Vincent de Valverde and ATAHUALPA, 1880 (engraving)
8766899 Vincent de Valverde and ATAHUALPA, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1498-1541, spanish dominican and missionary Vincent de Valverde)

Spa resort of Aix les Bains (Aix-les-Bains), Savoie: a person out of a hot bath is brought home by porters - Photo by G
JAB5037015 Spa resort of Aix les Bains (Aix-les-Bains), Savoie: a person out of a hot bath is brought home by porters - Photo by G Brun - beginning of the 20th century; (add.info)

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Mont Dore (Mont-Dore): two carriers of thermal treatment cabins with two children
LUX4721336 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Mont Dore (Mont-Dore): two carriers of thermal treatment cabins with two children curists pose in studio, 1875; (add.info.: France, Auvergne)

Horse-drawn litter (colour litho)
8672946 Horse-drawn litter (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse-drawn litter, Portugal, early 19th Century)

Frontispiece to A Book about Travelling Past and Present (engraving)
8667588 Frontispiece to A Book about Travelling Past and Present (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Qubilai emperor of China transports by elephants during his visit to China, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4914656 Qubilai emperor of China transports by elephants during his visit to China, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: History of Asia: Qubilai emperor of China transports by elephants)

Samurai in a sedan chair, courtesans and tradesmen walking in Yoshiwara. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764)
FLO4630813 Samurai in a sedan chair, courtesans and tradesmen walking in Yoshiwara. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo

Exterior of the Ampitheatre, Pompeii. Crowds of spectators walking into the stadium. Chromolithograph by D
FLO4688197 Exterior of the Ampitheatre, Pompeii. Crowds of spectators walking into the stadium. Chromolithograph by D. Capri after an illustration by G

View of Mishima
2909886 View of Mishima; (add.info.: View of Mishima. Print shows a woman standing next to a box on a cloud watching porters carrying a person in a sedan chair as they pass the Mishima Shrine)

Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho)
8642897 Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hind carrier of a sedan-chair, the last of its race)

Queen Anne and attendants (coloured photo)
8656423 Queen Anne and attendants (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Anne and attendants. Dogs carrying a cat in a sedan chair)

Sedan Chair, Eighteenth Century (engraving)
8667607 Sedan Chair, Eighteenth Century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sedan Chair, Eighteenth Century)

The Sedan Chair, Seventeenth Century (engraving)
8667604 The Sedan Chair, Seventeenth Century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sedan Chair, Seventeenth Century)

Capture of Ye Mingchen, Chinese Governor of Canton, by the British, 1857 (engraving)
8676343 Capture of Ye Mingchen, Chinese Governor of Canton, by the British, 1857 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of Ye Mingchen)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Aix les Bains (Aix-les-Bains): return of the showers, 1865 - photographer: demay
LUX4816648 France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Aix les Bains (Aix-les-Bains): return of the showers, 1865 - photographer: demay; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73)

Sedan chair of the Prime Minister, Grand Colao, Qing Dynasty China, late 18th century
FLO4590298 Sedan chair of the Prime Minister, Grand Colao, Qing Dynasty China, late 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Celebration of an Indian wedding, with dancers and musicians who entertain the couple settles in a wheelchair under a
FLO4633997 Celebration of an Indian wedding, with dancers and musicians who entertain the couple settles in a wheelchair under a parasol

Kelhamb Whitelamb (engraving)
8632556 Kelhamb Whitelamb (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kelhamb Whitelamb)

Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho)
8646740 Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Dreams, Dances)

The West Bow, Old Edinburgh (colour litho)
8677304 The West Bow, Old Edinburgh (colour litho) by Scottish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The West Bow, Old Edinburgh)

The Town Lady (colour litho)
8674317 The Town Lady (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Town Lady. Illustration for Tiles from Dame Marjorie's Chimney Corner)

The Punjaub Exhibition Building at Lahore, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Punjaub Exhibition Building at Lahore, [India], 1864. 'An exhibition of the products, manufactures and arts of the Punjaub is about to be held...The building is of brickwork...with two small

The Writers Buildings, Calcutta (image 3 of 3), 1812. Creators: Thomas Daniell, William Daniell
The Writers Buildings, Calcutta (image 3 of 3), 1812. Series: Oriental Scenery; Edition: Quarto Prints

Kumagaya Station from Hatchotsuzumi, between circa 1835 and circa 1838. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
Kumagaya Station from Hatchotsuzumi, between circa 1835 and circa 1838. From Sixty-Nine Stations on the Kiso Road (Number 9)

Je voudrais pouvoir me faire promener comme ça dans les rues de Brest... 1859. Creator: Honore Daumier
Je voudrais pouvoir me faire promener comme ca dans les rues de Brest, on m'prendrait pour un mandarin!... 1859. I wish I could get myself paraded around like that in the streets of Brest

Snow at Soto-Sakurada, Kasumigaseki, c1884. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Snow at Soto-Sakurada, Kasumigaseki, c1884. From Edo

Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Women Crossing the Oi River, c1800

Religious Procession: Durga, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Religious Procession: Durga, c1800

Religious Procession: Kartikkeya, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Religious Procession: Kartikkeya, c1800

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The sedan chair, a symbol of elegance and luxury, has been depicted in various artworks throughout history. In the oil painting "View of Versailles from the Place d'Armes, " we catch a glimpse of this magnificent mode of transportation amidst the grandeur of the palace grounds. The artist captures its regal presence as it carries nobles through the opulent gardens. In William Hogarth's engraving "ELECTION. Chairing the Member, " we witness a lively scene where politicians are paraded through town on sedan chairs to celebrate their victory. This artwork provides us with a fascinating insight into political customs and social hierarchy during that era. Thomas Cole's painting "The Return" transports us to an idyllic landscape where nature intertwines with human existence. Amidst this serene setting, a sedan chair stands out as an intriguing juxtaposition between man-made contrivances and untouched beauty. Moving across continents, we find ourselves in India, where sedans chairs were commonly used for transport. In "The Rope Bridge at Serinagur, " we see locals crossing precarious bridges while carrying these elegant palanquins – showcasing both practicality and cultural richness. Calcutta comes alive in another artwork depicting colonial architecture titled "INDIA: CALCUTTA. " Amongst British buildings like The Old Court House and Writers Building, one can spot sedan chairs being carried by young bearers – highlighting their significance within Indian society during that time. Turning our attention to Mesoamerica, Waldeck's collection offers glimpses into ancient civilizations' daily lives. Box 9 reveals stunning prints featuring indigenous people using sedans chairs for ceremonial processions or important events – shedding light on their cultural practices and artistic traditions. Meanwhile, Francois Solvyns' copperplate engravings present detailed illustrations of Indian transport systems including different types of sedan chairs such as miyana, jhalidar palki, copala palki, and long palanquins.