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Archbishop of Canterbury Crowning George V

Archbishop of Canterbury crowning George V, 1911, by Alfred Pearse (1855-1933). Archbishop of Canterbury crowning George V, 1911, by Alfred Pearse (1855-1933). Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014, RCIN 923171.

In the Royal Collection, London, there is a series of water colour vignettes by the English painter and cartoonist, Alfred Pearse (1855-1933). One of these vignettes depicts the moment when the Archbishop of Canterbury crowns King George V of Great Britain, on 22 June 1911. The archbishop is wearing a highly decorated cope in red with embroidered orphreys down the front opening.

The two officiating bishops behind the throne are wearing white copes with blue orphreys. 

See also another of Pearse’s paintings, depicting three bishops carrying regalia.

Royal Collection online catalogue (retrieved 7 June 2016).

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