Sujet

'The murder'd cherub, or the cockney's distress at the bloody-deed', 1804. Artist: Anon

Légende

'The murder'd cherub, or the cockney's distress at the bloody-deed', 1804. Two men, who have been shooting, look in horror at a dead owl, believing it to be a cherub. A yokel with a dog on the right watches the scene with bemusement.

Date

1804

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM19B00_341

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

19,2Mo (1,1Mo) / 26,2cm x 18,4cm / 3099 x 2171 (300dpi)

Mots clés

exterior animal England people male man men religious bird birds country religion dog guy British weapon weapons gun guns English church shooting shotgun color colour owl dead death distress Christianity war location century grave gravestone graveyard Britain concept outside regret distressed churchyard sorrow ignorance cartoon warfare 19th century weaponry nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Cockney yokel etching caricature satire Anon Anonymous