Procession of Lady Godiva, at Coventry Fair.
D. Jee. Published by David Lewin, Coventry [n.d., c.1840]. Engraving. Sheet 150 x 410mm (6 x 16"). Trimmed, original folds. A locally published view of the annual Coventry Great Fair, with a local beauty recreating Lady Godiva's famous ride, but not quite naked. The Godiva Procession was first recorded in 1678. It has survived several attempts to suppress it.
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