Sujet

'Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall...', 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton

Légende

'Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall...', 1821. Alderman Wood lies in the mud outside Brandenburgh House. The cartoon refers to the fact that although Wood supported her, Queen Caroline did not mention him in her will.

Date

1821

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM19B00_335

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

20,5Mo (1,1Mo) / 20,2cm x 25,4cm / 2389 x 3001 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal road building buildings England people male man men street country fall lion guy British English color colour mud lane avenue accident pavement sidewalk gate location fallen century Britain falling splash dirty muddy concept MISFORTUNE incident MISHAP puddle cartoon 19th century nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery alderman Alderman of London Brandenburgh House Matthew Wood Sir Matthew Wood King of Great Britain etching caricature satire Matthew Sir Matthew King George IV George IV Caroline of Brunswick Caroline Queen Consort of George IV Queen Caroline Princess of Wales Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Wood Richard Richard Dighton Richard Dighton;Dighton Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick Prince Dighton Richard