Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Print made by William Simpson, 1823–1899, British

after Louis Haghe, 1806–1885, British

Printed by Day & Son, ca.1840–ca.1869, British

Published by Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd.

Title:

The Funeral of the Duke of Wellington. The Lying in State at Chelsea Hospital, November 18th 1852.

Date:

1853

Materials & Techniques:

Colored lithograph on medium, smooth, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 28 3/4 × 21 5/16 inches (73 × 54.2 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed below image, lower left: "W. SIMPSON, LITH: FROM A PAINTING BY LOUS HAGHE, ESQ."; below image, lower center: "LONDON, PUBLISHED APRIL 30TH. 1853, BY ACKERMANN & CO. 96, STRAND AND DAY & SON, 17, GATE STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS."; below, lower center: "FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON." | THE LYING IN STATE AT CHELSEA HOSPITAL, NOVR. 1852."; below image, lower right: "PRINTED IN COLORS BY DAY & SON, LITHRS. TO THE QUEEN."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.21400

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:49705