The Coronation March ( 1902 )
Oil on canvas
32 x 26 inches framed
signed & dated 1902
This painting by Joseph Clark depicts a lively group of boys leading a patriotic
parade through a village. Two of the older children hold standards aloft,
whilst the others wave flags or play instruments. In 1902, at the time of this
painting Clark was living on Pinner Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill. The church
depicted is very similar to Pinner Parish Church, which would have been the
closest one to him at the time. On 9 August of that year, the coronation of
Edward VII and Alexandra took place at Westminster Abbey. Special events
were held all across the country to mark the occasion. Clark would probably
have attended his local celebrations and was most likely was inspired to
record his version of it.
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Biography of Joseph Clark ( 1834-1926, British )
Joseph Clark was born on 4th of July 1834 at Cerne Abbas, Dorset. He was
the son of William Henry Clark, a draper and his wife Susanna (née
Shepherd). After the death of his father, his mother encouraged her son to
move to London to study at the Leigh’s Academy, (now Heatherley School of
Fine Art) which was set up by James Matthews Leigh in 1848. He later
continued his artistic education by enrolling at the Royal Academy School
and began specializing in genre scenes.
He was a lifelong member of the Swedenborgian New Church and was elected to the Institute of Oil Painters. Clark married Annie Jones in 1868, and they had four children. He died on his 92nd birthday in Ramsgate, Kent. His works, some titled in the Dorset dialect, reflect his deep connection to his roots and the influence of his early education.
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