Preview
Creation Date
19th–20th centuries
Geography
London, England
Culture
English
Medium
Photogravure postcard
Dimensions
5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.7 cm)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.481
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Bottom of image, lower left: [simplified Raphael Tuck & Sons easel and paint pallet logo], lower right: "MOUNTING GUARD AT WHITEHALL"
Reverse of postcard:
Upper center: "TUCK'S POST CARD / CARTE | POSTALE" [ "|" indicates where the words are split by one logo of Raphael Tuck & Sons featuring an image of a reclining, toga-wearing woman pointing at a globe in the center, surrounded by the words "THE WORLD'S ART SERVICE / RAPHEL TUCK & SONS LP"]
Written in the margin perpendicular to "TUCK'S POSTCARD", left of postcard: "Copyright, London Printed in England LONDON / [Raphael Tuck & Sons' main logo, an easel and paint pallet] Raphael Tuck & Sons' Photogravure Postcard No. 2173. / ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN."
Left of dividing line down the middle: [Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom] / "By Appointment / MOUNTING GUARD AT WHITEHALL.—For a / century and a half Whitehall Palace was the / chief residence of the Court. All that is left / is the Royal Chapel, now the United Service / Museum, and the Horse Guards, now the office of / the Commander-in-chief of the Home Forces. At / 11 a.m. (Sundays 10 a.m.) the Guard on duty is / relieved by another Guard, a pretty military / ceremony which always attracts a crowd.", right of line: "(FOR ADDRESS ONLY)"
The upper right corner contains a box for a postage stamp, at the center of which is Raphael Tuck & Sons' main logo featuring an easel and paint pallet.
Creator Biography
Raphael Tuck & Sons, English, 1866–ca.1960 (publisher).
Description
Sepia photograph of soldiers on horseback lining up in front of Whitehall Palace for the changing of the guard. Behind them a crowd of onlookers gathers.