Pageant Collection

1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review
A panoramic view showing the berthing arrangements made for the Review of the Fleet at Spithead by King George V to celebrate his Silver Jubilee

The Coronation Coach
The State coach, weighing 4 tonnes, which first appeared on the streets of London at an opening of Parliament by George III has been used at every Royal coronation since that of George IV

Scout Pageant - Owlerton FC, Sheffield
Scout Association Pageant and Rally at Owlerton Football Ground, Sheffield poster. Date: 1913

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
General view of the State Procession down the Nave led by H. M. The Queen, flanked by her Maids of Honour after the Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey on June 2nd 1953. 1953

Queen Elizabeth II is crowned
The moment during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II where the Archbishop of Canterbury places St Edwards crown on the Queens head. Date: 1953

Queen Victorias new barge for Virginia Water, 1877. The royal four oared barge measures 30 foot, and was built by A. and C. Burgoyne of Kingston-upon-Thames. Date: 1877

Coronation 1953, Queen Elizabeth II in golden State coach
Queen Elizabeth II drives through Trafalgar Square in central London in the golden State coach on the way to Westminster Abbey for her Coronation on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Hendon Aerial Pageant
A poster advertising a Royal Air Force Aerial Pageant at The London Aerodrome at Hendon. The pictures depicts British bombers attacking a desert stronghold

The Triumph of the Archduchess Isabella (1556-1633) in the Brussels Ommeganck of
WMA69871 The Triumph of the Archduchess Isabella (1556-1633) in the Brussels Ommeganck of Sunday 31st May 1615 (oil on canvas) (see 75629 for detail) by Alsloot

Stephen Tennant as Prince Charming
Stephen Tennant in fancy dress at the Pageant of Romantic Historical Lovers

Buffalo Bills Show
BUFFALO BILLs WILD WEST SHOW Bill Codys rough rider extravaganza, featuring scenes of Napoleon, and an onstage artist, Rosa Bonheur

2024 Notting Hill Carnival

The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated)
The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated, left) and Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell (seated)

Mrs McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland) dressed as champagne
Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist

Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Number 1935
Front cover of The Illustrated London News conjuring up the pomp and pageantry of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V with a parade of liveried riders

MARGARET GORMAN, 1921. First Miss America at Atlantic City in 1921

Mrs Charles Sweeny as Astrae the Star-Maiden
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993), pictured as Astrae

May, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg
May, 1412-1416. Lords and ladies, mounted, progressing along a road by woods, preceded by trumpeters

Royal Navy parade, Coronation day, 1953
A contingent of the Royal Navy gives a superb display of marching skill as they reach Marble Arch. The three columns are seen at the moment of dividing. 1953

The Cathedrals of Wall Street, 1939 (oil on canvas)
3614013 The Cathedrals of Wall Street, 1939 (oil on canvas) by Stettheimer, Florine (1871-1944); 152.4x127 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Coronation 1937 - procession after ceremony
First sight of King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth after they had left Westminster Abbey for the processional drive back to Buckingham Palace

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II by Bryan de Grineau
Spectacular illustration by ILN special artist, Bryan de Grineau

Fashions for the Festival of Britain, showing a woman modelling a series of scarves by Jacqmar, printed with designs relating to London and the Festival

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera

An airy spirit (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407571 An airy spirit (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Royal procession of James I on the Thames
Royal procession down the River Thames, with regal pomp, surrounded with many boats of guards and musicians

Queen Artemisia, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407510 Queen Artemisia, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections

The Key of England celebrates its pageant, 1908
The Key of England (Dover Castle) celebrates its pageant: Dovers history in living pictures, 1908

Poster, Indias First Aerial Pageant
Poster, Captain C. D

Samba Dancer at the Carnival Parade in Niteroi, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dame Margaret Lloyd George (1864 - 1941), wife of British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, dressed as Lady Glyndwr, with their daughter Miss Megan Lloyd George (1902-1966) at the Harlech Pageant

Winner of Miss World, Miss India - Reita Faria
Winner of Miss World, Miss India - 23 year-old Reita Faria, a medical student

Portrait of young woman, 1878-1885. Creator: Paul Nadar
Portrait of young woman, 1878-1885

Greenwich Night Pageant June 1933 - Royal Navy Sailors Dance
Greenwich Night Pageant June 1933 - Royal Navy Sailors Dancing Date: 1933

View from a basilica with colonnaded courtyard onto the coast of Amalfi on the Mediterranean, procession of monks, steep mountainous coast, Campania, Italy, historical illustration 1882, Europe

Picture series Children become people, Bride, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain, exact date unknown

Series Wedding customs, Altenburg, Germany, the wedding procession to the church, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain

Picture series Feste di Napoli, Festival of Piedigrotta, the prize-winning song, Naples, Italy, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900

Picture series Feste di Napoli, Polichinell parade on the Toledo, Roma street, Naples, Italy, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from ca 1900, public domain

Picture series Masked festivals and processions, Chrysanthemum festival in Japan, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, public domain

Picture series Masked festivals and processions, large dragon procession in China, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain

Picture series Masked festivals and parades, carnival dance in Mexico, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain

Picture series Masquerade parties and processions, parade and masquerade on the Hudson, New York, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900

Picture series Masked festivals and parades, Shrove Tuesday in Milan, Italy, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, public domain

Picture series Masquerade parties and processions, the carnival ox in Paris, France, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain

Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, A wedding in Eleusis, Wedding procession with music and dance, 1855, today Elefsina, Greece, Europe

Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Wedding, Wedding custom with burning candles and musicians, Procession, in Algeria in 1850

Africa, Wedding procession at Lake Moero, Lake Mweru or Lac Moero, Congo, 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Africa

Scene from everyday life in England around 1810, procession of Bishop Blaize, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, date unknown

The Ceremony of the Procession to Montem, 1850, England, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Procession of the electors at the coronation of Ferdinand II in Frankfurt am Main, 1619, Germany, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown, Europe

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 9 June 1892) one of the last great masters of the classical Japanese colour woodcut, here the work Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites

Customs, tradition, holding up a bridal procession in Hesse by the children, bride and groom coming out of the church, Germany, historical engraving from 1883, historical

Das allgemeine erste deutsche Kriegerfest 1883 in Hamburg, Deutschland, around 1885, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Wedding celebration in Romania, the bride is brought to the village on a bridal carriage with two attendants and her belongings and trousseau, musicians precede the procession, around 1885

The procession of the Berlin Artists Association on 3 March 1883, founded 22 November 1814 in Berlin under the name Verein der Maler, Bildhauer und Kunstgenossen, around 1885, Historical

The Beatific Army, Salvation Army, marching through the streets of London, with flag, music, demonstration, England, c

Shoeing a carnival horse in Gaistal, people dressed up as horses and running in the procession, Tyrol, Austria, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured

Elector Otto Heinrich, 1502, 1559, Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg and Elector Palatine, in the Heidelberg procession, 1558, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Historical

Das Fest der Rosenkoenigin, Brauchtum, Festzug mit der Koenigin auf der Pferdekutsche, Rosen, Blumenfest, wahrscheinlich Oesterreich, Historical

The Blood Ride of Weingarten, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, historical engraving, 1869, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, exact date unknown, Europe

Wedding procession in Moenchgut on the island of Ruegen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, historical engraving, circa

Procession of the butchers in Nuremberg, Germany, 1658, with a 658 cubit long sausage, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

A jester, court jester or jester was historically an entertainer in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, here a group in the triumphal procession of Emperor Maximilian I, Historic

Picture series Dwarfs, the feast of the gnome king, king of the gnomes, the torchlight procession, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Series Genre Pictures 4 (1873 to 1878) (Paris) Young cooks with a Liebig glass, four cooks with Liebig pot in triumph, Liebig picture, historical

Gutenberg celebration in Mainz, procession on 25 June 1900, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, view around 1910, digital reproduction of a historical postcard, public domain, from that time

Gutenberg celebration in Mainz, procession on 25 June 1900, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, view around 1910, digital reproduction of a historical postcard, public domain, from that time

Gutenberg celebration in Mainz, procession on 25 June 1900, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, view around 1910, digital reproduction of a historical postcard, public domain, from that time

Gutenberg celebration in Mainz, procession on 25 June 1900, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, view around 1910, digital reproduction of a historical postcard, public domain, from that time

Pilgrimage procession on the Muerzsteg to the dead woman, 1880, Muerztal, Styria, Austria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Procession with a butter carrier in Steyr, Austria, 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Procession with a butter-carrier in Steyr, 1880, Austria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century print, Europe

Procession for the Forgiveness of Saint Barbara in Morbihan, 1869, Brittany, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Procession for the Forgiveness of Saint Barbara in Morbihan, 1869, Brittany, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork, exact original date unknown, Europe

Riders with flags, group of Maximilian I

Maximilian's Triumphal Procession is a monumental work from the 16th century, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, falconry, rider with falcon

Wild boar hunters, group of Maximilian I on the hunt, facsimile by Hans Burgkmair Woodcut: Maximilian's triumphal procession is a monumental work from the 16th century

Series From Japan, Matsuri, a church festival in Tokyo, the ladies from the tea district walk in the procession, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from c

Procession for the Silver Wedding Anniversary of the Austrian Imperial Couple on 24 April 1879, Franz Joseph I

The image describes a military procession in which the leading horseman or aquilifer carries one or an eagle (Aquila), the most important standard for the Roman legion

Peter-Paul's procession on the doctor's day of the university, Altdorf, 1750, woodcut, Germany, Europe

A bridal procession in Hesse being stopped, Germany, historical engraving of 1883, Europe

The first general German war festival in Hamburg, Germany, historical engraving, 1883, Europe

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"The Pageant: A Spectacle of Grandeur and History" Step into the world of pageantry, where opulence and tradition intertwine to create unforgettable moments. From the majestic Coronation Coach that carried Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation in 1953 to the grandiose celebrations of King's Silver Jubilee Fleet Review in 1935, these events have left an indelible mark on history. The Hendon Aerial Pageant took spectators to new heights as they marveled at daring aerial displays. Meanwhile, Owlerton FC in Sheffield hosted a Scout Pageant, showcasing the talents and camaraderie of young scouts. In 1877, Queen Victoria unveiled her magnificent barge for Virginia Water, symbolizing her reign's splendor. Years later, it was Queen Elizabeth II who ascended to the throne amidst great pomp and circumstance. The golden State coach carried her during her coronation ceremony - a moment etched forever in our collective memory, and are not limited to royalty alone; Stephen Tennant portrayed Prince Charming with grace and charm. Similarly, The Triumph of Archduchess Isabella captivated audiences during Brussels Ommeganck festivities from 1556-1633. Beyond regal affairs, Buffalo Bill's Show brought Wild West excitement to life with thrilling performances that enthralled crowds far and wide. These diverse pageants showcased various facets of human achievement and entertainment throughout history. As captured by Illustrated London News' Silver Jubilee Number in 1935, pageants serve as vibrant reflections of society's values and aspirations. They transport us back in time while celebrating achievements both grandiose and intimate.