Sujet

'One of the Advantages of Gas over Oil', 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton

Légende

'One of the Advantages of Gas over Oil', 1821. Plate V of A London Nuisance, depicting a gas lamp exploding in the shop of I Killem, chemist, throwing debris over a passing lady and small child. Gas lighting was at this time in its infancy.

Date

1821

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM19B00_331

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,7Mo (1,1Mo) / 19,9cm x 23,5cm / 2350 x 2778 (300dpi)

Mots clés

road London England female women woman people child children street shopping shop shops country fall pedestrian danger dangerous British English lane lighting avenue accident chemist explosion gas location fallen century Britain falling lady concept MISFORTUNE incident B&W cartoon MONOCHROME passer-by 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery gas lighting TGN knocked over etching satire Richard Richard Dighton Richard Dighton;Dighton Dighton Richard