Print shows a large group of city officials gathered around a table in Guildhall, some are jumping up and down on the table and have lost their hats and wigs. Posted on the wall are two notices: (1) "Nov. 1st 1786. The Lord Mayor is requested to set aside Parade and Festivity the ensuing 9th Nov. on account of the [death] of the Princess Amelia" and (2) "Guildhall. This day Nov'r. the 9 will be presented, not acted since the death of the Duke of Cumberland, a serious Entertainment called The City Camelions." The behavior of the city officials suggests that they are not pleased that there will be "no dinner - no ball" on Nov. 9th
Alternative Title:
No dinner - no ball
Description:
Title from text above and below image., Attributed to William Dent., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs, for the proprietor, by E. Macklew, Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Amelia, Princess, daughter of George II, King of Great Britain, 1710-1786 and Guildhall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Death & burial, Municipal officials, Distress, Tables, Signs (Notices), Wigs, and Hats
