Sujet

'The loyal banker or Old Georgy taking Ransom', 1836. Creator: Alfred Ducôte.

Légende

'The loyal banker or Old Georgy taking Ransom', 1836. The equestrian statue of George III, in Cockspur Street, grasps Mr Williams of the firm of Ransom and Co, bankers, by the scruff of the neck. Ransoms had opposed the erection of Matthew Cotes Wyatt's statue of the king.

Date

1836

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM19B00_309

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,8Mo (752,4Ko) / 18,2cm x 25,8cm / 2153 x 3048 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal London England people male job man men horse arts country finance statue statues sculpture monarch art guy occupation British English king royal mounted Westminster location Britain profession bankers banker royalty horseback struggling georgian cartoon B W equestrian statue City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Cockspur Street Hanoverian sovereign TGN King George III King of Great Britain street caricature satire lithograph George III Wyatt Matthew Cotes Wyatt His Majesty Matthew Cotes Alfred Duc¶te Ducote Alfred Duc¶te Alfred Alfred Ducote