Golden dome and minarets of the Samarra mosque, Mesopotamia Finish:Single the cars featured new independent

the cars featured new independent front suspension by Earle MacPherson

From the Maull & Polyblank series Literary and Scientific Portrait Club

with the engine in front

Original: ink wash on paper

It was used to commemorate the ceremonial reception when the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) arrived in London with his bride

Golden dome and minarets of the Samarra mosque, Mesopotamia Finish:Single the cars featured new independentGolden dome and minarets of the Samarra mosque, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918. The new nation of Iraq came into being in 1921.