Identification title(s): patriotic meal in london, 1813. Patriotic dinner. Representation of the meeting held at the city of london tavern, on tuesday, the 14th december, 1813 (. . ) / patriotic meal. Image of the meeting held in the hotel called the city of london, on tuesday, december 14, 1813, in celebration of the joyful event of the liberation of holland from the dominion of the french tyrant (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-87. 102. Catalog reference: fmh 5884. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: view of the festive banquet held in the great hall of the city of london tavern on 14 december 1813 to celebrate the liberation of the netherlands. In the presence of the duke of clarence (later king william iv) and the hereditary prince william frederik. The guests stand around the long laid tables as they drink to the health of the sovereign monarch. Below the performance descriptions of the event in english and dutch. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: r. Reeves (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: thomas rowlandson (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: j. Sheperd (mentioned on object), publisher: rudolph ackermann (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: printmaker: englandpublisher: london. Dated: 1-jan-1814. Physical characteristics: etching and aquatint hand-colored, with letterpress text. Material: paper technique: etching / aquatint / hand coloring / letterpress. Dimensions: top: h 443 mm × w 492 mm explanation the figures are after thomas rowlandson, the architecture is after j. Sheperd. Subject: what: celebration meal, feast, banquetpublic festivities at other royal events, not meant or mentioned above (+ eating and drinking ~ festive activities). Liberation of the netherlands (1813). When: 1813 - 1813. Where: london. Who: william i (king of the netherlands). William iv henry (king of the united kingdom and hanover). Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: 1 January 1814.
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