Sujet

'Monster soup commonly called Thames water...', 1828. Artist: Thomas McLean

Légende

'Monster soup commonly called Thames water, being a correct representation of that precious stuff doled out to us!!!', 1828; showing an ugly woman holding a spy glass which touches the circumference of a large circle representing a magnified drop of water filled with grotesque aquatic creatures. A satire on the Metropolitan Water Supply.

Date

1828

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A92_286

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (4,0Mo) / 43,2cm x 29,0cm / 5099 x 3426 (300dpi)

Mots clés

river animal water London England River Thames Thames female women woman people health hat pollution science insect clothes geography color colour ugly frightened dress tea investigation century alarm scared afraid bug disease magnification bacteria lady concept monster mythology frightening nasty disgust grotesque metaphor aquatic life frighten 19th century mythical creature microbe impurity nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery dirty business geographical feature Metropolitan Water Supply mythical beast spy-glass testing the water TGN etching satire William Heath;Heath William;Paul Pry Thomas McLean McLean Thomas