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Queen Victoria Taking the Oath to Maintain the Protestant Faith

May 2, 1853
Not on view
Queen Victoria's coronation was held in Westminster Abbey on June 28, 1838 and here takes an oath to defend Protestantism. Dressed in ceremonial robes and standing near an altar and the royal regalia on a cushion, the queen places a hand on a Bible and is watched by the Archbishop of Canterbury, senior cleric of the Church of England.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Queen Victoria Taking the Oath to Maintain the Protestant Faith
  • Engraver: William Henry Egleton (British, active 1833–62)
  • Artist: After Sir George Hayter (British, London 1792–1871 London)
  • Publisher: Henry Graves & Company
  • Sitter: Queen Victoria (British, London 1819–1901 East Cowes, Isle of Wight)
  • Date: May 2, 1853
  • Medium: Mixed method engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 34 1/8 × 23 5/8 in. (86.7 × 60 cm)
    Sheet: 39 3/4 × 26 9/16 in. (101 × 67.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.40.253
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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