A New Print of a Triumphal Arch for the Coronation of Mary 1, 1553

ABSTRACT Among the pageants erected for the royal entry of Queen Mary I in 1553 was an arch sponsored by Florentine merchants. Its image survives in a print held in the collection of the British Museum. It is the earliest surviving print of a temporary pageant structure in England. Not previously the subject of any in-depth investigation, this paper introduces the print, its context and authorship.