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. The general theme is the downfall of City businessmen, and the print is a satire on the distress and financial failures of 1773-1774.

Date

1774

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM19A95_493

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,0Mo (1,2Mo) / 24,3cm x 18,5cm / 2874 x 2190 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation road building buildings England people busy street commerce business businessman country pedestrian finance British English color colour lane distress avenue ruins ruin carriage location century Britain concept ruined cartoon road Transport 18th century Eighteenth Century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Cheapside satire engraving G G Terry G Terry;Terry Terry G