The Penny Illustrated Paper

Painted illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Paper. It is painted in tones of grey, white and black and shows 'An Asiatic Lantern Procession before the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall at Government House'. Lines of men and women carrying lighted lanterns and dressed in extravagant costumes are shown parading along the streets. Fireworks are illuminating the sky above them. The artist is not identified, but the sketch is dated 1901.

Painted illustration created for publication in an illustrated newspaper or magazine, probably The Penny Illustrated Paper. It shows 'An Asiatic Lantern Procession before the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall at Government House'. The artist is not identified, but the sketch is dated 1901. Given by Sir William Ingram in 1914.

This sketch was one of a group of prints and pencil and pen and ink sketches donated to the museum in 1914 by Sir William Ingram (1847–1924). Part of this collection was originally donated to the Prints and Drawings Department with the majority later passing to the Theatre and Performance Department. The full collection includes work by a variety of artists amongst whom are: A. J Finberg; Ralph Cleaver; F.V.Poole and Rossi Ashton. Though not all the publications for which they were created are identified the majority of the sketches were commissioned for, and appeared in, The Illustrated London News, The English Illustrated Magazine or The Sketch.

Sir William Ingram became the proprietor of The Illustrated London News in the mid to late 1870s and remained in post until circa 1900 when he was succeeded by his he was succeeded by his son, Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877–1963). He also became the proprietor of The Sketch amongst other papers in which capacity he gave commissions to many leading artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.