Sujet

'Rat-Catching at the Blue Anchor Tavern, Bunhill Row, Finsbury', c1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'Rat-Catching at the Blue Anchor Tavern, Bunhill Row, Finsbury', c1850. A Manchester terrier called Tiny the Wonder is attempting to kill two hundred barn rats in under an hour, a feat which he accomplished on two separate occasions, on 28th March 1848 and 27th March 1849. Count d'Orsay is among the audience, and the man in the centre holding a watch is the time-keeper. Tiny was owned by Jimmy Shaw, the proprietor of the Blue Anchor Inn, who could store up to 2000 farm rats in his establishment.

Date

1850

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Museum

Notre référence

HRM19A82_461

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.0Mo (3.7Mo) / 39.8cm x 31.5cm / 4699 x 3718 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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