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Charles I demanding the Five Members at the Guildhall, 1641-42
Solomon J. Solomon
1897
Roberson's spirit fresco
17ft 6in x 11ft
One of a sequence of twenty-four, depicting important milestones for London's history
Royal Exchange, London
Clare Willsdon explains that the murals at the new Royal Exchange were intended "to make evenly permanent the passing (but of course highly symbolic) show of the newly revived mayoral procession" (66). [See Related Material below, and mouse over the text for links.]
Photograph reproduced by permission of "The Gentle Author" (see bibliography); text by Jacqueline Banerjee