Sujet

A beadle outside the Bank of England, London, 1814. Artist: C Williams

Légende

'A whol family lost', London, 1814 ; showing a Bank of England beadle acting as Town Crier, holding a bell in his left hand, announcing the loss of the Guinea family. In the background is the Bank of England with customers outside. It refers to the Bank's restriction on cash payments, expected to end in 1814, which was continued until 1818.

Date

1814

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM19B03_296

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (3,4Mo) / 29,8cm x 42,1cm / 3515 x 4970 (300dpi)

Mots clés

England people male job man men banking money bank finance guy occupation color colour Guinea century bank of england city of london profession news metaphor TOWN CRIER 19th century money down the drain nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery beadle TGN etching satire C C Williams C Williams;Williams Williams C