Sujet

'A swarm of English bees hiving in the Imperial carriage!! a scene at the London Museum', 1816. Artist: George Cruikshank

Légende

'A swarm of English bees hiving in the Imperial carriage!! a scene at the London Museum', 1816. Napoleon Bonaparte's coach on show at Bullock's Museum. A swarm of sightseers tumbles in and over it. In the left background a Frenchman weeps before a bust of Napoleon.

Date

1816

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM19A99_055

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22,7Mo (1,5Mo) / 28,1cm x 20,2cm / 3321 x 2384 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation road London England female women woman people male interior indoors crowd man men curiosity street arts coach country French France sculpture art guy British museum English color colour swarm humour lane stampede avenue dress Piccadilly Westminster location century Britain inside bust stuffed lady concept exhibition weeping squashed visitor swarming cartoon metaphor road Transport packed like sardines 19th century nineteenth century City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Bullock's Museum hive of activity TGN etching satire George Cruikshank Napoleon Bonaparte I Bonaparte Napoleon l Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Boney General Bonaparte Bonaparte General 1st Consul Bonaparte First Consul Bonaparte Bonaparte the Corsican Napoleon I Napoleone di Buonaparte Emperor Napoleon Napo Cruikshank George