English: This elaborate image, Representation of a Pageant Vehicle at the time of Performance , was commissioned as the frontispiece to A Dissertation on the Pageants or Dramatic Mysteries Anciently Performed at Coventry by the Trading Companies of that City , (1825) by Thomas Sharp , (1770-1841). The image was designed and executed in copper engraving by David Gee (1793-1872). It recreates a 15th-century Passion play ( The Trial and Crucifixion of Christ ) by the Smiths' Company of Coventry. Many of the details are based on written accounts, including pageant wagon design itself and the people in the street. The scene on stage depicts Christ, with hands bound, before an enthroned Pilate . Annas and Caiaphas are shown in mitred hats , and a boy carries a bowl of water for Pilate to wash his hands. Although somewhat speculative, the image has been influential and is often reproduced.