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| Picture No | 10582807 |
| Date | 1852 |
| Description | Duke of Wellington funeral procession, Piccadilly |
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The funeral procession for the Duke of Wellington's state funeral passing through London from Chelsea Hospital where his body had been lying in state to St Paul's Cathedral where he was buried: the head of the procession at Piccadilly, the Rifle Brigade. The monumental equestrian statue of the Duke astride his horse Copenhagen atop the Wellington Arch (aka Green Park Arch or Constitution Arch) at Hyde Park Corner, can be seen in the distance.
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| Source | Illustrated London News, 27th November 1852, Wellington supplement |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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