1864 Ye Pilgrimage to Bedlam/ with humblest apologies to the shade of Chaucer
Bemrose and Sons (c.1864-c.1900)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1864
Materials
Paper
Measurements
270 x 510 mm
Place of origin
Derby
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 292523
Summary
Lithograph, 1864 Ye Pilgrimage to Bedlam/ with humblest apologies to the shade of Chaucer by Bemrose and Sons (c.1864-c.1900). One of four identical prints, lithographed by Bemrose [and] Sons, Derby. Entitled; '1864 Ye Pilgrimage to Bedlam/ with humblest apologies to the shade of Chaucer'. Satirical print of a pilgrimage. A satire on Derby: a mock-medieval procession of the officers of the town leaving the gates of the city heading for Bedlam; at the right Justice blindfolded wrings her hands.
Marks and inscriptions
1864 Ye Pilgrimage to Bedlam/ with humblest apologies to the shade of Chaucer
Makers and roles
Bemrose and Sons (c.1864-c.1900), artist