Picture No | 10582781 |
Date | 1856 |
Description | Reception of Queen Victoria by review of guards, Hyde Park |
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The rapturous reception given to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, by the Guards at the review in Hyde Park, London, after the regiments' return from the Crimean War. 'The Duke of Cambridge, taking off his cap, gave the signal, and cheers for the Queen rent the sky. All the man elevated their bearskins on the points of their bayonets, and lifted them high above their heads.'
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Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 26 July 1856, page 86 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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