Sujet

'The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce', 1774. Artist: G Terry

Légende

'The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce', 1774; a busy street scene, looking down Crown Court from Cheapside, London. The general theme is the downfall of City businessmen, and the print is a satire on the distress and financial failures of 1773-74.

Date

1774

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A90_369

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (4,7Mo) / 40,4cm x 30,9cm / 4775 x 3653 (300dpi)

Mots clés

road England court street banking finance law failure color colour lane panic avenue dress location disaster century stock exchange stock market city of london loss catastrophe concept chaos downfall Failed 18th century Eighteenth Century law court Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Cheapside Crown Court street life TGN satire engraving G Terry Terry G