Sedan Chair Collection (page 4)

Leicester Square, Westminster, London, c1760. Artist: Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt
Leicester Square, Westminster, London, c1760. View of Leicester Square, with reversed title in the upper margin for use with a Vue d Optique viewing box

Leicester Square, Westminster, London, c1753. View of Leicester Square, with a carriage and sedan chairs

St Jamess Square from the south, London, 1754. Aerial view of the square showing horse-drawn carriages and sedan chairs

View of St Jamess Square from the south-east corner, London, 1812. The equestrian statue of King William III can be seen in the middle of the square

Hanover Square, Westminster, London, 1794. Artist
Hanover Square, Westminster, London, 1794. North view of Hanover Square, with two men carrying a sedan chair in the foreground

The Cov: Garden Morning Frolick, 1747. Artist: LP Boitard
The Cov: Garden Morning Frolick, 1747. A dawn scene showing Betty Careless, a notorious bagnio owner, being carried to her premises on left

Grosvenor Square, Westminster, London, 1754. View with a street scene including horse-drawn carriages, sedans and figures

Golden Square, Westminster, London, 1754. Artist: Sutton Nicholls
Golden Square, Westminster, London, 1754. Aerial view with horse-drawn carriages and a sedan

Plate IV of A Rakes Progress, 1735. Artist: William Hogarth
Plate IV of A Rakes Progress, 1735. The rake, Tom Rakewell, being arrested as he alights from his sedan chair. Forked lightning can be seen in the sky. On the left is a Bow Street officer

East view of Westminster Abbey and St Margarets Church, London, c1720. In the foreground two figures can be seen carrying a sedan chair

Strawberrys, Scarlet Strawberrys, Cries of London, c1870
Strawberrys, Scarlet Strawberrys. A strawberry seller carrying a basket on her head, with horses and a cart to her right and figures by a sedan chair to her left. From Cries of London, c1870

The Westminster canvass, 1784. Artist: William Dent
The Westminster canvass, 1784. Charles James Fox, as Guy Fawkes, being carried in a chair by his supporters Edward Hall and Sam House

Newgate, London, c1750
The London rairey shows or who ll step into Ketchs Theatre, c1750; view of Newgate, London, with a menagerie on the right

Mansion House (exterior), London, c1753
View of Mansion House, London, c1753 with Cornhill and Lombard Street on the left. There are also figures, including a milkmaid and two chairmen carrying a sedan chair, and carriages

The Ladies Contrivance, 1777. Two sedan chairs pass on the cobbled street, the nearer one has been specially enlarged to accommodate a woman sporting an enormous hair-style which was the fashion of

A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate IV of VIII. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate IV of VIII. Tom Rakewell, heads for a royal levee at St Jamess Palace, London, in his sedan chair. He is stopped by two bailiffs, who arrest him for debt

St Jamess Gate leading to St Jamess Palace, London, 1766 Artist: Edward Rooker
A view of St Jamess Gate leading to St Jamess Palace from Cleveland Row, London, 1766. In the foreground stone masons can be seen on the right with a horse and cart in the centre

Queen Elizabeth I in procession with her courtiers, c1600-1603 (1825). Artist: Sarah
Queen Elizabeth I in procession with her courtiers, c1600-1603 (1825). After an oil painting attributed to Robert Peake (c1592-1667) at Sherborne Castle

The Daughter of the English Ambassador Riding in a Palanquin. Artist: Zonaro, Fausto (1854-1929)
The Daughter of the English Ambassador Riding in a Palanquin. Found in the collection of Pera Museum, Istanbul

King John out for an airing, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
King John out for an airing, c1860, (c1860). John (1166-1216) King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death in 1216. John lost the duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France

Sedan chairs, 18th century (1882-1884). Artist: Smeeton and Tilly
Sedan chairs, 18th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Painted and lacquered sedan chair with domed top, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Painted and lacquered sedan chair with domed top, 1911-1912. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture its Form, Colour and History, Volume II by Edwin Foley, TC and EC Jack Ltd, London, 1911-1912

Man being carried on a Sedan chair, Hong kong, 20th century

Appearance in public of a Viceroy attended by his retinue, 1847. Artist: Giles
Appearance in public of a Viceroy attended by his retinue, 1847. A Chinese dignitary being carried in a litter. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London)

Approach of the Emperor of China, to receive the British ambassador, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
Approach of the Emperor of China, to receive the British ambassador, 1847. Drawn by B Clayton, from a painting by W Alexander

Hanover Square, Westminster, London, in 1750, c1800 (1878). From Old and New London Illustrated, Vol IV, by Edward Walford. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, 1878]

A Rakes Progress - 4: The Arrest, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 4: The Arrest, 1733 (1904). Tom Rakewell heads for a royal levee at St Jamess Palace, London, in his sedan chair. He is stopped by two bailiffs, who arrest him for debt

Leicester Square, c1750 (1897). From Old and New London Vol 111 by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

Preliminary Sketch for Illustration to The School for Scandal, c1917. The School for Scandal is a play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Dandy and Bearers, Darjeeling, India, early 20th century. Postcard

The Crowning of Maria Theresa of Austria in 1740, (c1900). French advertising for Liebigs extract of meat

The Female Orators, 1768. Artist: Rennoldson
The Female Orators, 1768. Two women are having an argument while a dog and a small boy steal from their baskets of market wares

The Return from St James after the honour of Knighthood, 1792. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

The Present Age... 1767.Artist: LP Boitard
The Present Age: Adress d to the professsors of driving, dressing, ogling writing, playing, gambling, racing, dancing, duelling, boxing, swearing, humming, building, etc, etc, etc, 1767

Woman in Costume of the Time of Louis XIV, (1885). A woman about to enter a sedan chair gives money to a beggar on crutches. Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, ruled France 1643-1715

Sedan chair of Charles V, 14th century, (1870). A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, c1830. Artist: Hokusai
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Kisen Hoshi, c1830. Artist: Hokusai
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Kisen Hoshi, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Modes of transport in Japan, the Kago, 19th century. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

The doctor makes his visits, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

A Rakes Progress, Plate 4, June 25, 1735. Creator: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress, Plate 4, June 25, 1735

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