Subscribers to the Coronation of Her Most Sacred Majesty the Queen, Painted by George Hayter [cover title]
- SIGNED 21-1/2 pp. with circa 380 signatures. Folio (13-3/4 x 10 inches: 350 x 260 mm.)
- [London , 1841
[London, 1841. 21-1/2 pp. with circa 380 signatures. Folio (13-3/4 x 10 inches: 350 x 260 mm.). Original dark blue morocco, front cover stamped in gilt to a cathedral design with numerous color onlays surrounding the gilt-stamped title. Fine. In a custom cloth chemise and half morocco slipcase. 21-1/2 pp. with circa 380 signatures. Folio (13-3/4 x 10 inches: 350 x 260 mm.). A unique order book containing subscriber’s signatures to the mezzotint engraving of George Hayter’s painting of the coronation of Queen Victoria. Subscribers could order first proofs at £12.12, proofs at £8.8 and prints at £4.4 (Queen Victoria ordered 6 first proofs). Other notable subscribers include Victoria, Duchess of Kent (the Queen’s mother), the Duke of Sussex, Leopold of Belgium, and Albert, Prince Consort. The album is beautifully-bound in cathedral binding with multiple color onlays.