Sujet

'Fatal effects of gluttony, a Lord Mayor's Day night mare', 1830. Artist: Anon

Légende

'Fatal effects of gluttony, a Lord Mayor's Day night mare', 1830; depicting an alderman asleep in bed. On top of him is a crowd of animals including a turtle, lobster and duck. He fires champagne bottles like pistols. The image is a satire on the lavishness of civic hospitality.

Date

1830

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM19A92_284

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (3,8Mo) / 41,0cm x 30,5cm / 4843 x 3608 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal England food drink people male man men bird birds guy bottles alcohol bed bedroom room color colour duck ducks lobster turtle greed champagne bottle century city of london concept nightmare indulgence gluttony aquatic life lavish 19th century nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery alderman bedchamber lavishness Lord Mayor of London Lord Mayor's Day TGN satire lithograph Anon Anonymous MG;MG