London in 1851

London in 1851

Item Information

Title:
London in 1851
Description:
A view of Piccadilly, the street utterly blocked with carriages and crowds of pedestrians, all attempting to make their way to the Great Exhibition, men and women crowding the windows of the buildings, a banner lettered "Peace & Goodwill to All The World God Save The Queen and Prince Albert."
Artist:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
Date:
1851
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Book illustrations
Caricatures
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings
Series:
Mayhew's Exhibition - 1851
Subjects:
Crowds
Exhibitions
Cities & towns
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Places:
England > London > City of Westminster
Extent:
1 print : etching ; sheet 31 x 50 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/g158c317v
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Cohn: 548
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Cohn, Albert M. "George Cruikshank: A catalogue raisonné of the work executed during the years 1806-1877." From the offices of "The Bookman's Journal," 1924, London.
Notes (object):
Bound in a single folio, "Mayhew's Exhibition - 1851."
Identifier:
18_08_000044
Barcode:
36666000163366