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'Royal Tournament. Last Week. Olympia May 18th to June 3rd 1922. Twice Daily at 2.30 and 8pm'
Colour lithograph by A Martinet, 1922, after Thomas Rowlandson, 1790 (c) and I H Bailey. Published by John Waddington Limited, 1922.
The Royal Tournament was the world's first and biggest military tattoo, or display. Established in 1880 it ran until 1999 and raised money for various service charities. The public flocked to the Tournament each summer, to marvel at displays of drilling, gymnastics, horsemanship and marching bands.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1980-05-10-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1980-05-10-1