The York reverence, or, City loyalty amply rewarded
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Print shows the Duke and Duchess of York receiving the address of the City on their marriage, the Mayor, &c, being represented as bulls on their hind legs, wearing livery-gowns. A braying ass on the extreme right reads the 'City Address to their Royal Highness . . .' The Duke stands on the edge or the dais, making an extravagantly low bow; the Duchess on his right sinks in a curtsey so low tha her petticoats take the form of a circular cushion from the centre of which her head emerges. Behind them is a chair of State surmounted by crown.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.