
Sujet
Wilkes's Cottage
Légende
Wilkes's Cottage, Isle of Wight, 1844. The home of British politician, radical and journalist John Wilkes: '...once the residence of the celebrated, or rather notorious, John Wilkes. It stands contiguous to Sandown Fort, built to command the wide-spreading bay of the same name. The cottage is, indeed, a charming reclusion, and, to Wilkes, must have been a delightful retreat from mob popularity; and would have proved so, especially after the patriot became, to use his own words, "A fire burned out".' From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM20B02_334
Model release
NA
Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
62,3Mo (3,9Mo) / 42,0cm x 37,2cm / 4960 x 4393 (300dpi)