Sujet

A sketch in Leicester-Square, 1868. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A sketch in Leicester-Square, [London], 1868. 'Few sites in the metropolis have exhibited so many phases of its motley life as Leicester-square. Other squares may be more abundantly storied with memories of the wealthy and the great; but there is no area or "garden-space" which has experienced a lot so chequered with light and shade as that which bears the noble name of Leicester. In its two centuries and a half of existence it has been the abode of the Heir to the Throne and "the pouting-place of princes"; but it now presents a desert waste in the foreground of our view, and in its mid-distance a sad scene of ruin; while the laurelled effigy of Royalty [equestrian statue of King George I] sits aloft upon his charger, as if to proclaim the nothingness of human grandeur'. From "Illustrated London News", 1868.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM24A34_155

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61,8Mo (4,4Mo) / 47,3cm x 32,8cm / 5581 x 3872 (300dpi)

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