Sujet

John Nash on the spire of All Souls Church, Langham Place, Westminster, London, 1824. Artist: Anon

Légende

Nashional taste!!!; 1824; showing the architect John Nash spiked by the seat of his trousers on the spire of All Souls Church, Langham Place, St Marylebone, Westminster, London. while a flock of birds circles overhead. The church was designed by Nash as part of his development of Regent Street, and was the target of a number of caricaturists of the time.

Date

1824

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM19A94_179

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (4,6Mo) / 29,5cm x 42,4cm / 3486 x 5011 (300dpi)

Mots clés

road people male job man men religious architecture street bird birds religion guy occupation British church color colour lane avenue Christianity spire balancing location precarious century Britain profession taste concept aspiring architect spiked metaphor play on words Regent Street All Souls balancing act 19th century pun nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery at the sharp end getting the point high point Langham Place John Nash etching caricature satire Anon Anonymous John George Cruikshank;Cruikshank George Nash