Sujet
'Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair', c1825. Artist: Theodore Lane
Légende
'Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair', c1825. A man wearing a spiked barrel, marked 'By Your Leave'. Possibly a derogatory comment on the Irish, as he is wearing green, and carries a wooden club, marked 'persuader', similar to an Irish shellailie. He smokes a pipe, wears clogs and has a ruddy face under a hat covered with a scarf. He is going to the famous Bartholomew Fair, which had a reputation for rowdiness and wild behaviour, the barrel will therefore protect him from the crush as he clears his way with the club.
Date
1825
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives
Notre référence
HRM19A93_120
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,8Mo) / 30,3cm x 41,3cm / 3579 x 4880 (300dpi)