DELIVERING THE KEYS OF THE TOWER TO THE NEW CONSTABLE
£39.50
Original 11 1/4 inch x 8 7/8 inch Engraving titled DELIVERING THE KEYS OF THE TOWER TO THE NEW CONSTABLE.
The illustration depicts Field Marshal Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet, British Army being sworn in as the new Constable of the Tower of London in England, in November, 1871.
Engraved by JDL.
From The Graphic January 20th, 1872
The Graphic was a British weekly illustrated newspaper, first published on 4 December 1869 by William Luson Thomas’s company Illustrated Newspapers Limited. It continued to be published weekly under this title until 23 April 1932 and then changed title to The National Graphic between 28 April and 14 July 1932; it then ceased publication, after 3,266 issues.
Page size 15 1/2 inch x 11 1/2 inch
The engraving is in very good condition with a nick in the bottom border. Printed text on the reverse.
Availability: 1 in stock
