Description

A view of the welcoming party of the first leg of a three-stop, eleven day Irish tour (Cork-Dublin-Belfast) undertaken by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on 2-12 August 1849. The HMS 'Ganges' is shown on the right side of the print. She performs a salute while dressed in flags with sailors manning the yards as the Royal Yacht passing behind it. Another unidentified and dressed warship is on the left. A smaller paddle steamer is in the center-left. In the foreground, men in rowboats wave their hats and cheer their welcome for the royal guests.

Type

stamp (faint)

Location

recto, bottom left

Text

Clark Collection MIT

Type

graphite

Location

recto, bottom right

Text

11-78

Type

graphite

Location

verso

Text

R163