The Diamond Jubilee, June-July 1897: St Paul's Cathedral illuminated

Robert Taylor Pritchett (1828–1907)

22 June 1897

Watercolour

23.7 x 17.3 cm (whole object)

RCIN 920886. Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023

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Pritchett seems to have particularly enjoyed night scenes, and this one, of the cathedral seen across the river, is surely one of his best.

  • Port Said Coaling Party (another night scene)
  • Illumination of St Paul's on Thanksgiving Day (for the Prince of Wales's recovery), 1872, in The Illustrated London News
  • St Paul's today

    • Image download, text and formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee.