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Banqueting Hall Collection (#3)

Step into the grandeur of history with these captivating glimpses into banqueting halls throughout the centuries

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Whitehall. Circa 1755 (engraving)

Whitehall. Circa 1755 (engraving)
611245 Whitehall. Circa 1755 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whitehall. Circa 1755.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Bath: The Banqueting Hall, Guildhall (b / w photo)

Bath: The Banqueting Hall, Guildhall (b / w photo)
6027194 Bath: The Banqueting Hall, Guildhall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Banqueting Hall, Guildhall)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Flag-hung Great Hall in which the Company of Grocers holds its banquets in the City of London

Flag-hung Great Hall in which the Company of Grocers holds its banquets in the City of London (b / w photo)
3637589 Flag-hung Great Hall in which the Company of Grocers holds its banquets in the City of London (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Screen in the Banqueting Hall (b / w photo)

The Screen in the Banqueting Hall (b / w photo)
3104892 The Screen in the Banqueting Hall (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Screen in the Banqueting Hall)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: View in Parliament Street (engraving)

View in Parliament Street (engraving)
611222 View in Parliament Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View in Parliament Street.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Lochinvar, illustration from A Picture Song Book, 1910 (colour litho)

Lochinvar, illustration from A Picture Song Book, 1910 (colour litho)
IL314846 Lochinvar, illustration from A Picture Song Book, 1910 (colour litho) by Howard, George, 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843-1911); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Reception held by Mrs Stanhope in the Banqueting Hall, Whitehall (engraving)

The Reception held by Mrs Stanhope in the Banqueting Hall, Whitehall (engraving)
1036245 The Reception held by Mrs Stanhope in the Banqueting Hall, Whitehall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Septcentenary Civic Celebration at Winchester (engraving)

The Septcentenary Civic Celebration at Winchester (engraving)
1045524 The Septcentenary Civic Celebration at Winchester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Septcentenary Civic Celebration at Winchester)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Luther at Wartburg (engraving)

Luther at Wartburg (engraving)
1061025 Luther at Wartburg (engraving) by Boot, William Henry James (1848-1918) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Luther at Wartburg)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Prince of Wales in India (engraving)

The Prince of Wales in India (engraving)
1059077 The Prince of Wales in India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Wales in India)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Belshazzars Feast, c. 1610 (oil on panel)

Belshazzars Feast, c. 1610 (oil on panel)
990046 Belshazzars Feast, c.1610 (oil on panel) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); 54.5x76.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Belshazzars Feast)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Whitehall (b / w photo)

Whitehall (b / w photo)
5209210 Whitehall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whitehall. Illustration for Beautiful Britain, Views of Our Stately Homes (Werner)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Queen Elizabeth Is apartments and the banqueting hall, ruins of Cowdray House, Midhurst

Queen Elizabeth Is apartments and the banqueting hall, ruins of Cowdray House, Midhurst, Sussex (b / w photo)
5999724 Queen Elizabeth Is apartments and the banqueting hall, ruins of Cowdray House, Midhurst, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The New Armoury at the Tower of London (engraving)

The New Armoury at the Tower of London (engraving)
1588368 The New Armoury at the Tower of London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Armoury at the Tower of London)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Bilton Grange in Warwickshire (engraving)

Bilton Grange in Warwickshire (engraving)
1601947 Bilton Grange in Warwickshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bilton Grange in Warwickshire)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Duc d Aostas Marriage with Princess Helene of Orleans (engraving)

The Duc d Aostas Marriage with Princess Helene of Orleans (engraving)
1628261 The Duc d Aostas Marriage with Princess Helene of Orleans (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Coronation Guests at Alexandra Palace Camp (b / w photo)

Coronation Guests at Alexandra Palace Camp (b / w photo)
1629794 Coronation Guests at Alexandra Palace Camp (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coronation Guests at Alexandra Palace Camp)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle (colour photo)

Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle (colour photo)
3095360 Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Banqueting Hall of the Clothworkers Company (engraving)

Banqueting Hall of the Clothworkers Company (engraving)
1098138 Banqueting Hall of the Clothworkers Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banqueting Hall of the Clothworkers Company)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Staples Inn Hall Holborn, 1830 (engraving)

Staples Inn Hall Holborn, 1830 (engraving)
3038359 Staples Inn Hall Holborn, 1830 (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Originally a staple where wool was traded)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth (photo)

Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth (photo)
727546 Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Banqueting Hall of the Clothworkers Company, Mincing Lane, London (engraving)

Banqueting Hall of the Clothworkers Company, Mincing Lane, London (engraving)
585954 Banqueting Hall of the Clothworkers Company, Mincing Lane, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banqueting Hall of the Clothworkers Company)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Hoghton Tower, The Banqueting Hall (litho)

Hoghton Tower, The Banqueting Hall (litho)
6005189 Hoghton Tower, The Banqueting Hall (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hoghton Tower, The Banqueting Hall)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Old Islington and Clerkenwell (engraving)

Old Islington and Clerkenwell (engraving)
6016547 Old Islington and Clerkenwell (engraving) by Railton, Herbert (1857-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Islington and Clerkenwell)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Sleeping Beauty: Prince in the banqueting hall

Sleeping Beauty: Prince in the banqueting hall
3779993 Sleeping Beauty: Prince in the banqueting hall. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Sleeping Beauty: The prince in the banqueting hall of the sleeping palace, engraving by Gustave Dore)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Hoghton Tower (litho)

Hoghton Tower (litho)
1598610 Hoghton Tower (litho) by Railton, Herbert (1857-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hoghton Tower. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 March 1899)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Haddon Hall, Architectural Association Excursion 1888 (b / w photo)

Haddon Hall, Architectural Association Excursion 1888 (b / w photo)
5213796 Haddon Hall, Architectural Association Excursion 1888 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haddon Hall)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Banqueting Hall at the Elysee (b / w photo)

The Banqueting Hall at the Elysee (b / w photo)
1051539 The Banqueting Hall at the Elysee (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Banqueting Hall at the Elysee)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1762: A Kiosk, or Pleasure-House in Ottoman Style

The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1762: A Kiosk, or Pleasure-House in Ottoman Style, 1762

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Doge Entertains Foreign Ambassadors at a Banquet, 1763 / 1766

The Doge Entertains Foreign Ambassadors at a Banquet, 1763 / 1766
The Doge Entertains Foreign Ambassadors at a Banquet, 1763/1766

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Last Supper, 1713 / 1714. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci

The Last Supper, 1713 / 1714. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci
The Last Supper, 1713/1714

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Marriage at Cana, c. 1495/1497. Creator: Master of the Catholic Kings

The Marriage at Cana, c. 1495/1497. Creator: Master of the Catholic Kings
The Marriage at Cana, c. 1495/1497

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Banquet of the Piacevoli, 1627. Creator: Stefano della Bella

Banquet of the Piacevoli, 1627. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Banquet of the Piacevoli, 1627

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Balthazars Feast, ca. 1624. Creator: Jan Muller

Balthazars Feast, ca. 1624. Creator: Jan Muller
Balthazars Feast, ca. 1624

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Allegory of the Government of a Childish King, 1588. Creator: Jacques de Gheyn II

Allegory of the Government of a Childish King, 1588. Creator: Jacques de Gheyn II
Allegory of the Government of a Childish King, 1588

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Allegory of the Government of a Wise King, 1588. Creator: Jacques de Gheyn II

Allegory of the Government of a Wise King, 1588. Creator: Jacques de Gheyn II
Allegory of the Government of a Wise King, 1588. After Karel van Mander I

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Banquet for the Return of the Prodigal Son, ca. 1636. Creator: Abraham Bosse

The Banquet for the Return of the Prodigal Son, ca. 1636. Creator: Abraham Bosse
The Banquet for the Return of the Prodigal Son, ca. 1636

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Banquet of the Rich Man, mid to late 17th century. Creator: Abraham Bosse

The Banquet of the Rich Man, mid to late 17th century. Creator: Abraham Bosse
The Banquet of the Rich Man, mid to late 17th century

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Buffet of plate, Banqueting Hall, Burghley, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Buffet of plate, Banqueting Hall, Burghley, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Buffet of plate, Banqueting Hall, Burghley, 1844. Gold tableware in the Great Dining Hall at Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Grand Banquet to Sir H. Pottinger, at Manchester, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Grand Banquet to Sir H. Pottinger, at Manchester, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Grand Banquet to Sir H. Pottinger, at Manchester, 1844. Dinner at Manchester Town Hall in honour of British colonial administrator Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pottinger

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Her Majestys visit to Burghley - the Banquet in the Great Hall, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Her Majestys visit to Burghley - the Banquet in the Great Hall, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Her Majestys visit to Burghley - the Banquet in the Great Hall, 1844. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were the guests of the Marquis of Exeter, at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Lloyds Subscription Room - as it appeared at the entrance of Her Majesty, 1844

Lloyds Subscription Room - as it appeared at the entrance of Her Majesty, 1844. Queen Victoria visits Lloyds insurance company in the Royal Exchange building, City of London

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Royal Banquet, at Rosenau, 1845. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

The Royal Banquet, at Rosenau, 1845. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
The Royal Banquet, at Rosenau, 1845. Dinner at the birthplace and boyhood home of Prince Albert in Germany. From " Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Princely Meal (Die Fürstliche Mahlzeit), from a series depicting the wedding of Wolfga... 1614

The Princely Meal (Die Fürstliche Mahlzeit), from a series depicting the wedding of Wolfga... 1614
The Princely Meal (Die Furstliche Mahlzeit), from a series depicting the wedding of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Duke of Pfalz-Neuberg, Pfalzgraf, and Magdalena, Duchess of Bavaria, in Munich, 1613 (Plate 7)

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Reception of Louis XIV at the Hotel de Ville on the Occasion of his Recovery

The Reception of Louis XIV at the Hotel de Ville on the Occasion of his Recovery, January 30, 1687, 1687

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Der Schatzbehalter oder Schrein der waren reichtümer des heils unnd ewyger seligkeit

Der Schatzbehalter oder Schrein der waren reichtümer des heils unnd ewyger seligkeit
Der Schatzbehalter oder Schrein der waren reichtumer des heils unnd ewyger seligkeit, 1491. [King and queens at a banquet]

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: Foreigners from the Five Nations Enjoying a Banquet, 3rd month, 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu

Foreigners from the Five Nations Enjoying a Banquet, 3rd month, 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu
Foreigners from the Five Nations Enjoying a Banquet, 3rd month, 1861

Background imageBanqueting Hall Collection: The Garter Banquet, St. Georges Hall, 1844. Creator: Stephen Sly

The Garter Banquet, St. Georges Hall, 1844. Creator: Stephen Sly
The Garter Banquet, St. Georges Hall, 1844. Louis Philippe, King of France is a guest of Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle: Covers were laid in the evening, in St. Georges Hall, for 130




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Step into the grandeur of history with these captivating glimpses into banqueting halls throughout the centuries. From royal coronations to political events, these images transport us to a time when opulence and power converged. In 1685, Westminster Hall witnessed the majestic Coronation Dinner of James II. Samuel Moore's painting immortalizes this momentous occasion, capturing the splendor and extravagance that surrounded it. The hall radiates with regal magnificence as guests indulge in sumptuous feasts fit for a king. A few years later, in 1689, Parliament Offering the Crown to William and Mary took place within those very walls. This late 18th-century depiction showcases the pivotal moment when power shifted hands amidst political turmoil. The banqueting hall becomes a stage where destiny unfolds before our eyes. Fast forward to 1890, where Sir Edward and Lady Ermyntrude Malet hosted an unforgettable banquet at the British Embassy. Although its creator remains unknown, this image captures an atmosphere of elegance and sophistication that defined high society gatherings during this era. Plate G: Election and Coronation of Emperor Maximilian II takes us back even further in time - all the way to 1612. An anonymous artist skillfully portrays a scene filled with pageantry as Maximilian assumes his rightful place on the throne amid jubilant celebrations. However, not all banquets were joyous occasions; some marked somber moments etched forever in history's annals. The Execution of King Charles I serves as a stark reminder of turbulent times when monarchy clashed with revolutionaries' ideals. Engravings from different periods depict this tragic event at Whitehall in January 1649. Yet amidst political strife emerged instances where unity prevailed over division. In 1888, Lord Salisbury and Hartington were honored by the Nonconformist Unionist Association through an elaborate banquet whose details remain shrouded in mystery.