State Opening of Parliament
State Opening of Parliament

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Print after a photograph by an unknown artist showing the State Opening of Parliament in 1958 with Elizabeth II in the House of Lords. The significance of this particular State Opening of Parliament is that it was the first ever to be seen on TV, having been broadcast, for the very first time, at 10.20am on Tuesday 28th October 1958.
Title

State Opening of Parliament

Date

1958

Medium

colour offset photolithograph

Measurements

H 55.3 x W 43.6 cm

Accession number

WOA 4721

Work type

Print

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