Sujet

Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne

Légende

Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Two further Beadles stand in the distance with two figures operating weighing machinery. Ward Beadles hold an annual meeting on the first Friday in September, known as Wardmotes, when they elect citizens to be their representatives on the Court of Common Council.

Date

1805

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A94_067

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,0Mo (1,5Mo) / 19,0cm x 23,7cm / 2244 x 2800 (300dpi)

Mots clés

job politics costume occupation weighing scales color colour dress machine machinery century profession inquest election 19th century nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery beadle civic costume Court of Common Council ward beadle Wardmote William Henry aquatint portrait William Henry Pyne William Henry Pyne;Pyne Pyne William Henry