Sheriff Of London Collection

Mr. Lusk's Shrieval Badge and Chain, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Lusk's Shrieval Badge and Chain, 1860. The badge [of Sheriff of London] consists of massive Elizabethan scrolls in standard gold

The Lord Mayor reading the News of the Victory on the Alma at the Sheriff's Inauguration... 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Lord Mayor reading the News of the Victory on the Alma at the Sheriff's Inauguration Dinner, at the London Tavern, 1854. News of the Crimean War reaches London

The Industrious Prentice Grown Rich and Sheriff of London (Industry and Idleness, plate 8), September 30, 1747

City Feast, 1747, (1925). Creator: William Hogarth
City Feast, 1747, (1925). Plate 8 of 12 plot-linked engravings created by William Hogarth in 1747 for series Industry and Idleness. The Industrious Prentice grown rich, & Sheriff of London

Alderman John Boydell, 1801. Artist: Sir William Beechey
Alderman John Boydell, 1801. Boydell (1720-1804) was Alderman, Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London. An engraver by profession he made the first major bequest to the Guildhall collection

James Figgins, Sheriff of London, in shrieval costume, c1865. Artist: Maull & Co
James Figgins, Sheriff of London, in shrieval costume, c1865

Ceremony in Westminster Hall, London, 1811. Artist
Ceremony in Westminster Hall, London, 1811. Representation of the ceremony of presenting the Sheriffs of London, Samuel Birch, & William Heygate... in the Court of Exchequer

William Whetenhall, Sheriff of London 1440-1441, in aldermanic robes, c1450. He was also a member of the Grocers Company

William Cantelowe, Sheriff of London 1448-1449, in aldermanic robes, c1450. He was also a member of the Mercers Company

John Sutton, Sheriff of London 1440-1441, in his aldermanic robes, c1450. He was also a member of the Goldsmiths Company

Tombs in the Church of St Helen, Bishopsgate, City of London, 1794.Tombs of Lady Agnes and Sir John Crosby, with biographical text above

John Reay, Sheriff of London 1814-1815, c1814-1815. Artist: James Lonsdale
John Reay, Sheriff of London 1814-1815, c1814-1815

Sir John Whittaker Ellis, c1865. Artist: Maull & Co
Sir John Whittaker Ellis, wearing a scarlet gown and shrieval chain and badge, c1865. He served as Lord Mayor of London in 1881-1882

A Sheriff of London, dressed in early fifteenth century civic costume and holding a staff, c1830
View of a Sheriff of London, dressed in early fifteenth century civic costume and holding a staff, c1830

Sheriffs of the City of London presenting a petition at the House of Commons, London, 1926
Presentation by the Sheriffs of the City of London of the petition of the Corporation against the Union of Benefices and Disposal of Churches (Metropolis) measure, at the Bar of the House of Commons

Sheriff in his state carriage during the Lord Mayors Procession, 1824

Brothers in law! or the finishing flourish of a City officer!!, 1827; showing the Recorder Newman Knowlys tied to a post and being whipped by Sheriff Farebrother using a cat o nine tails

Mark Lane, London, 1783. Christopher Atkinson in the pillory outside the Corn Exchange, London, in the presence of the Sheriffs

A Wood-in Triumph, or a New Idol for the Ragamuffins, 1809. Artist: C Williams
A Wood-in Triumph, or a New Idol for the Ragamuffins, 1809. A crowd of labourers and beggars doffing their hats or drawing the Lord Mayors coach, containing Sheriff Wood

William Abraham, Sheriff of London 1448/1449, in aldermanic robes. He was also a member of the Vintners Company

John Derby, Sheriff of London 1445-1446, in aldermanic robes. He was also a member of the Drapers Company

William Combes, Sheriff of London 1441-1442, in aldermanic robes. He was also a member of the Stockfishmongers Company

Robert Horne, Sheriff of London 1446-1447, in aldermanic robes. He was also a member of the Fishmongers Company

The industrious prentice grown rich... plate VIII of Industry and Idleness, 1747
The industrious prentice grown rich and sheriff of London, plate VIII of Industry and Idleness, 1747; the scene is old Fishmongers Hall

Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VIII, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VIII, 1747. The industrious prentice grown rich and sheriff of London. The scene is old Fishmongers Hall

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