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Description: | Watercolour on paper. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, known as Napolean III, and his wife, Eugénie de Montijo, left Paris to visit Queen Victoria on Sunday 15 April 1855. Prince Albert met the couple at Dover the following day. They then travelled by train to Windsor Castle, where they were received by the Queen. The town of Windsor was illuminated every night that Napolean and Eugénie stayed at the palace, for which purpose a sum of £700 had been set aside.
The following day, Napolean accepted an invitation to visit the Guildhall on Thursday 19 April. On that day the Emperor and Empress travelled by train to Buckingham Palace. From there they proceeded ‘in state’ to the City of London and were received at the Guildhall, where the Recorder read a congratulatory address, which was followed by a speech from the Emperor. Afterwards a sumptuous dinner was served in the Council Chamber, attended by the Lord Mayor. | Subjects: | royal/state visit topography window ceremonial costume government building stained-glass window state interior banner | Temporal: | 1855 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Sir George Hayter | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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