Sujet

'One of the Advantages of Oil over Gas', 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton

Légende

'One of the Advantages of Oil over Gas', 1821. A lamplighter is mounted on a ladder, engaged in filling a lamp with oil; momentarily distracted, he pours the oil over a passing citizen. Plate III of A London Nuisance.

Date

1821

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A93_147

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (4,0Mo) / 31,4cm x 39,9cm / 3709 x 4707 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building buildings people male job man men house danger guy dangerous occupation color colour oil lighting accident dress gas lamp century profession ladder concept incident advantage annoying NUISANCE 19th century nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery lamplighter street life etching satire Richard Richard Dighton Richard Dighton;Dighton Dighton Richard