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Visit of the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred to Messrs. Day and Son's Lithographic Establishment, [London], 1856. Royal visit to the printing workshop of the lithographers to the Queen, '...in order to inspect the various processes of the art of lithography from their commencement to their termination in the form of impressions from the hand of the printer; and more particularly with the view of seeing the progress of the many important works in chromolithography now being produced by this eminent firm. On their arrival the young Princes were received by Mr. Day, who exhibited to them several original drawings which were destined to be copied on stone...The Royal party then passed through the draughtsmen's room, and inspected many lithographs in progress, chiefly incidents of the late war...They then paid attention to the steel and copper plate printing...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.