This is a wonderful canvas – a kind of historical chronicle. Thanks to the scrupulous accuracy of the image, we can accurately judge what Westminster Abbey looked like in this time period, and also make a complete impression of the splendor of the knightly procession, accompanied by the higher clergy of the Anglican Church.
The first thing that catches the eye of a person looking at this picture is an image of the building of the abbey that was made with the accuracy of the drawing. Buildings are depicted in simple photographic detail, everything is done with the smallest details – from harmonious proportions of structures to lacy stone finishes.
The procession that moves in front of the viewer along a smooth arc is depicted already retreating into the distance, we see already the last of its participants. The pure white color of the orders of the clergy and their scarlet raincoats – the brightest colors in the picture, which is mostly executed in a low-key, almost monochrome palette.
Abbaye de Westminster et procession des chevaliers – Antonio Canaletto 
View of London through the arch of Westminster Bridge by Antonio Canaletto 
Westminster Bridge in London with a motorcade of the Lord Mayor on the Thames by Antonio Canaletto 
Vue de Londres à travers l’arche du pont de Westminster – Antonio Canaletto 
Thames and houses of the suburbs of Richmond by Antonio Canaletto 
Abbey in the oak forest by Kaspar David Friedrich 
Thames, Westminster by Claude Monet 
Abadía de Westminster y procesión de caballero – Antonio Canaletto