Procession Collection

Chaucers Pilgrims by Pauline Baynes
The numerous pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, pictured riding in procession

Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese, called Benozzo (1420-1497). Procession of the Youngest King. 1459-1460. ITALY. Florence. Medici Riccardi Palace. The Magi with Lorenzo the Magnificent and his retinue

Pearly Kings & Queens
A procession of pearly Kings and Queens, Southwark, London

Burning crosses at the annual bonfire night parade held in Lewes, East Sussex
England, East Sussex, Lewes, The annual bonfire night parade celebrating 17 protestant martyrs killed in the fifteen hundreds

Dewars advertisement
This advertisement for Dewars " White Label" Scotch whiskey encourages viewers to celebrate the Coronation with " the finest drink in the world"

Standards of British Commonwealth Countries
Borne in the Coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II: the standards of British Commonwealth countries. Date: 1953

The Druids - Bringing in the Mistletoe, 1890 (oil on canvas)
GLS219810 The Druids - Bringing in the Mistletoe, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Henry, George (1858-1943) and Hornel, Edward A

MEXICO: 1810 REVOLUTION. The Cry of Dolores, Miguel Hidalgos call to revolt, 16 September 1810. Detail of the mural by Juan O Gorman, 20th century

Procession at the Lourdes shrine, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe

Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274) receiving the purple cardinalice A high
JLJ4600203 Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274)

Notables assembled in the Abbey annexe at 1937 Coronation
Ecclesiastics, distinguished officers of state and regalia bearers awaiting the arrival of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in the tapestried hall of the temporary annexe of Westminster Abbey

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
General view of the State Procession down the Nave led by H. M. The Queen, flanked by her Maids of Honour after the Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey on June 2nd 1953. 1953

Coronation procession at Oxford Circus, 1953
The colour and pageantry of the Coronation procession - detachments of the Foot Guards marching along Oxford Street into Oxford Circus showing the vast crowds lining the decorated route. Date: 1953

Coronation Procession, 1953
Double page spread artists impression of the Coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II showing the various military and ceremonial representatives of the UK and Commonwealth

Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden, Boston
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden

Babylons lion. Lion decorated the Processional Wal (Ishtar Gate). 575 BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany

Owl and foxes carrying food on a Christmas card
An owl and three foxes carrying a roast bird, cutlery and holly through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Unemployed coal miners demonstrating at Jarrow, England, in 1936
ENGLAND: COAL MINERS, 1936. Unemployed coal miners demonstrating at Jarrow, England, in 1936

PEACE PIPE CEREMONY, 1718. Chitimacha Native Americans in Louisiana on their way to take part in the calumet ceremony upon the conclusion of peace with the French in 1718

Coronation 1953, Queen Elizabeth II in golden State coach
Queen Elizabeth II drives through Trafalgar Square in central London in the golden State coach on the way to Westminster Abbey for her Coronation on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

The Queen arrives in Westminster Abbey (Coronation 1953)
Accompanied by the Bishops of Bath and Wells and Durham, Queen Elizabeth II moves up Westminster Abbey, passing the throne. Date: 1953

Procession for Christian festival of Rameaux, Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Japan Ghost Procession
JAPANESE GHOSTS The Shozenji Temple, Fushimi, near Kyoto, is haunted by Hiyakki Yako - a gathering of a hundred ghosts

Carthusian monks process to matins at 2 am
Carthusian monks in cowls and habits process to matins at 2 am

Queen Elizabeth Coronation 2nd June 1953. Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh on her way to Westminster Abbey, the procession passed King Charles Statue

The Triumph of the Archduchess Isabella (1556-1633) in the Brussels Ommeganck of
WMA69871 The Triumph of the Archduchess Isabella (1556-1633) in the Brussels Ommeganck of Sunday 31st May 1615 (oil on canvas) (see 75629 for detail) by Alsloot

Integrity retiring from Office!, 1801
Integrity retiring from Office!, Pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving)

The Queen reviews the Grenadier Guards
At the tercentenary parade of the Grenadier Guards at Windsor, the Queen turns to speak to Colonel Sir Thomas Butler, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment. Date: 1956

Temple ceremony in an Aztec city. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Brandenburg gate procession: Berlin royal wedding 1913
King George V and the Kaiser, Queen Mary and the Kaiserin on their arrival

Andrew Carnegie at St Andrews University, Scotland
The Scottish-born American philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, at St Andrews University in Scotland. He served as Rector from 1901 until 1907. He is processing with others in academic robes

Horse Guards at Trooping the Colour, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

ROME: CHURCHES, 1575. Pilgrims visiting churches in Rome. Line engraving, 1575

Wall paintings on the entrance to Rohet Garh residence of the rulers of Rohet, now Heritage Hotel, Rajasthan, India Wall paintings on the entrance to Rohet Garh residence of the rulers of Rohet

HENRY II & ELEANOR, 1154. The entry of King Henry II (1133-1189) and his queen
HENRY II & ELEANOR, 1154

Procession of Horse Guardsmen - London Date: circa 1910s

CHINA: POSTER, 1976. Revolutionary Committees are Good. Chinese woodcut poster, 1976

Italy / Lucca / Cathedral
Lucca: cathedral of San Martino Lucca, west front, with a procession crossing the piazza during Rogationtide

Harbour / Belfast Opening
Opening of the New Channel, Belfast Harbour - the start of the procession

Palio, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Lord Mayors Show, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Trooping the Colour, Horseguards Parade, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Trooping the Colour, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Scipio Africanus - 2
After his successes against the Carthaginians, Publius Cornelius Scipio is awarded a massive triumphal procession; he is henceforth known as Scipio Africanus

2024 Notting Hill Carnival

English grandee of the East India Company riding in an Indian procession, 1825-1830

Freemason Procession
Image of Baphomet carried in a procession at the initiation of a high Scottish rite

Sultan Osman II (reigned 1618-1622) with His Vizier Davud Pasha in a Procession of Janissaries and Guards, Left side of a double-page Manuscript illustration, c1620-22

Merchants and acrobats arriving before the european ambassadors
REV287790 Merchants and acrobats arriving before the european ambassadors, from Sur-Nama (vellum) by Turkish School

Detail of the Elgin Marbles, 5th century BC. Artist: Phidias
Detail of the Elgin Marbles, showing the Panathenaic procession and a sacrificial animal. From the British Museums collection, 5th century BC

Greetings postcard, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India
Multiview greetings postcard from Mhow, a British Army cantonment (now Dr Ambedkar Nagar), Madhya Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1910

Claude Lorrain (1600-1682). View of Delphi with Procession. 1650. Classicism. Oil on canvas. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. Doria Pamphili Gallery

Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Number 1935
Front cover of The Illustrated London News conjuring up the pomp and pageantry of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V with a parade of liveried riders

Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims, engraved and pub. by the artist, 1810 (engraving)
XND75998 Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims, engraved and pub. by the artist, 1810 (engraving) by Blake, William (1757-1827) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Singing procession during a religious awakening, 1740s
Singing procession of a New England congregation during a religious revival, 1740. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

View of London from St. Pauls, on Lord Mayors Day
Incredible panoramic view of London from the roof of St. Pauls Cathedral, looking west. The Lord Mayors Procession can be seen heading up Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill past the cathedral. Date: 1889

Characters of Peter Pan by H. M. Brock
Wendy and Peter heading the procession of characters in J. M. Barries famous childrens play, Peter Pan, as imagined by H. M. Brock in an illustration specially drawn for The Sphere. Date: 1920

The Dance of Death (fresco)
BAL63057 The Dance of Death (fresco) by Kastav, Janez (fl.c.1490); Church of the Holy Trinity, Hrastovlje, Slovenia; out of copyright

King George V - Silver Jubilee celebration postcard, featuring portraits of the King and Queen Mary and a view of Buckingham Palace, London. Date: 1935

35th President of the United States
JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963). 35th President of the United States

AMERICAN SUFFRAGISTS. Playwright Mercedes de Acosta and her sister demonstrating for womens suffrage during World War I

BELFAST: RIOT, 1872. Orangemen (Irish Protestants) attacking a Catholic procession in Belfast, Ulster, August 1872. Wood engraving from a contemporary English newspaper

Coronation Procession, Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II arriving in the gold state coach at Westminster Abbey for her Coronation on 2 June 1953

Royal Wedding 1947 - crowd in Trafalgar Square
A section of the vast crowd which assembled in London to greet Princess Elizabeth and her bridegroom, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on 20 November 1947

Royal Wedding 1947 - bridal procession
The Irish Coach containing Princess Elizabeth and her father, King George VI

Coronation 1953 - Procession of Queen Mother
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother passes along the nave of Westminster Abbey en route from the Annexe for the Coronation of her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953

WOMENs SUFFRAGE, 1920. Young girls at an American suffrage meeting, c1920, in an automobile festooned with banners and placards reading, Votes for Us When We are Women

Sacred banner carried by Joan of Arc into Orleans
Joan of Arc carrying her sacred banner into Orleans after driving the English army from the city. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902
Lord Curzon, British Viceroy of India, entering Delhi on an elephant, with Lady Curzon, 1902. Photograph

Forum Romanum in ancient Rome
Procession in the Forum Romanum, ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, Essex
Boys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex

Lord of Misrule C1600
THE LORD OF MISRULE leading the villagers in a festive procession

People wearing traditional dress during Corpus Christi celebration, La Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Pilgrimage of Grace / 1537
The Pilgrimage of Grace, a rising of Roman Catholics in N.England. It protest against government abolition of papal supremacy and confiscation of smaller monastic properties

Queens Bargemaster and Watermen in Queen Victoria s
The Queens Bargemaster of the Royal Household and 48 Watermen in Queen Victorias coronation parade

View of the ancient city of Babylon
View of the city of Babylon, showing the ancient city with the Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens. Citta di Babilonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by B

Dance Macabre of skeletons and kings, cardinals, emperors
A parade of skeletons of Death accompany Emperors, Kings, Cardinals, Bishops and other Nobles in a Danse Macabre. Copied from an engraving by Hollar in The History of St

Ancient Rome: A triumphal procession in roman forum, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702512 Ancient Rome: A triumphal procession in roman forum, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann

Scene from the Book of Amduat showing the journey to the Underworld
XIR226164 Scene from the Book of Amduat showing the journey to the Underworld, New Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Tomb of Tuthmosis III, Valley of the Kings

A participant in the annual bonfire night parade held in Lewes
England, East Sussex, Lewes, The annual bonfire night parade celebrating 17 protestant martyrs killed in the fifteen hundreds

Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, 5th century BC
Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, showing part of the Panathenaic procession, 5th century BC. From the British Museums collection

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EDITORS COMMENTS

In the vibrant world of processions, a myriad of stories unfold. From Chaucer's Pilgrims depicted by Pauline Baynes to Benozzo di Lese's captivating brushstrokes, these artistic masterpieces capture the essence of communal journeys. Amidst the grandeur and opulence, we encounter the Pearly Kings & Queens, adorned in their intricate pearl-studded garments, embodying London's rich cultural heritage. Their procession through bustling streets resonates with tradition and unity. But not all they are steeped in celebration; some carry deeper meanings. The burning crosses at Lewes' annual bonfire night parade serve as a reminder of historical events that shaped our society. They ignite conversations about tolerance and understanding. The Coronation Procession of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 was a momentous occasion that united a nation under one sovereign. As crowds lined the streets with jubilation, her regal carriage symbolized continuity and stability amidst changing times and can also be powerful symbols of revolution and resilience. Juan O Gorman's mural depicting Mexico's 1810 Revolution captures Miguel Hidalgo's call to revolt - an impassioned cry for freedom echoing through generations. From political demonstrations like unemployed coal miners protesting in Jarrow to Nancy Schon's whimsical Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in Boston Public Garden, processions become platforms for diverse voices seeking recognition or expressing joy. Even when integrity retires from office, as seen in James Gillray’s satirical cartoon "Integrity retiring from Office. " from 1801, it becomes part of history’s procession – reminding us that power is transient but principles endure. And within hallowed walls like Westminster Abbey during the 1937 Coronation or onlookers gathered at Dewars advertisement capturing moments frozen in time - processions bring together notable figures who shape our collective narrative. Whether it is celebrating cultural heritage or voicing dissent against injustice they can a testament to the human spirit.