The Sunday Times White, chose the name in an apparent attempt to take advantage of the success of "The Observer", which had been founded in 1791, although there was no connection between the two papers. On 20 October 1822 it was reborn as "The Sunday Times", although it had no relationship with "The Times". In January 1823, White sold the paper to Daniel Whittle Harvey, a radical politician. Under its new owner, "The Sunday Times" notched up several firsts: a wood engraving it published of the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838 was the largest illustration to have appeared in a British newspaper;
The Illustrated Times Weekly Newspaper twopence and it became a rapid success. It was well illustrated, well written, and energetically conducted. The office was at 2 Catherine Street, Strand, on a site subsequently covered by the Gaiety Theatre and Restaurant. Among the artists who worked for the paper were Julian Portch, an excellent all-round draughtsman who was especially good at battle-scenes, Edouard Monn, Gustave Doré, H. Valentine, Gustave Janet, A.J. Palmer, Kenny Meadows, Harrison Weir, G. Cruikshank, Myles Birket Foster, C.H. Bennett, and W. McConnell. The Illustrated Times Weekly Newspaper The Illustrated Times Weekly Newspaper was an English newspaper and rival to "The Illustrated London