George IV, King of England, entering Dublin

Turner, William (1767-1826)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1821
Height:
171.0 cm  (67 5/16 in.)
Width:
279.0 cm  (109 13/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Ireland
    [Museum inv. no.: NGI.1148]

Description

The Royal procession, headed by a band of cavalry musicians, passes through an arch in front of the rotunda. The band includes a mounted timpanist, trumpets, trombones, horns, serpents, bassoons, bass drums, and a jingling johnny.

People as subjects

George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 (1762-1830)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Kettledrum [2887]
Trumpet [4446]
Trombone [4369]
Horn [4118]
Bassoon [3795]
Bass drum [2506]
Turkish crescent [2877] (An ornamental pole with small bells hanging from it, introduced into European bands from Turkey in the early 19th century.Also referred to as "jingling johnny.")

Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Boydell, Barra. Music and paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin: The National Gallery of Ireland, 1985) 84. ISBN 0903162229. RILM 1985-00222.

RIdIM record id

3170