Sujet

'Monster soup commonly called Thames water...', 1828. Creator: William Heath.

Légende

'Monster soup commonly called Thames water, being a correct representation of that precious stuff doled out to us!!!', 1828; showing an ugly woman holding a spy glass which touches the circumference of a large circle representing a magnified drop of water filled with grotesque aquatic creatures. A satire on the Metropolitan Water Supply.

Date

1828

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage ImagesCity of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A92_286

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (4,0Mo) / 43,2cm x 29,0cm / 5099 x 3426 (300dpi)

Mots clés

river animal water London England River Thames Thames female women woman people health hat pollution science insect insects clothes geography color ugly frightened dress tea investigation century alarm scared afraid bug disease clothing magnification bacteria concept monster mythology scary United Kingdom frightening APPAREL nasty fearful disgust grotesque metaphor spyglass Colour aquatic life frighten 19th century mythical creature microbe impurity nineteenth century dirty business geographical feature Metropolitan Water Supply mythical beast spy-glass testing the water TGN etching satire Thomas William Heath Paul Pry T McLean Heath William Thomas McLean mythical creatures T McLean T. McLean T. Thos. McLean Thos. mythical beasts mythological creature 19th-century clothing & dress fashion & clothing Pry Paul The London Archives