Sujet

'Rescued from the Plague', 1898. Artist: Francis William Topham

Légende

'Rescued from the Plague', 1898; a child is being lifted through an open window during the outbreak of plague which occured in 1665. To the right, a sick woman sits in a doorway. Inspired by Samuel Pepys' diary of September 3rd, 1665.

Date

1898

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A76_182

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17,9Mo (1,2Mo) / 16,7cm x 26,9cm / 1970 x 3178 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people childhood child children health arts window color colour death dress disaster century plague rescue sickness sick catastrophe disease literature concept 19th century nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Black Death Bubonic Plague oil Samuel Samuel Pepys Pepys Francis Topham Francis William Topham Topham Francis William Topham Francis