Sujet

John Bull, with open mouth, is ready to swallow any quantity of Railroad, 1845. Creator: Alfred Crowquill.

Légende

John Bull, with open mouth, is ready to swallow any quantity of Railroad, 1845. Illustration to a story by Alfred Crowquill, a satire on 'Railway Mania' - the obsession with speculation and investment in the railways, a recent innovation in Britain at the time. John Bull, the personification of England, swallows a steam locomotive. 'From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A07_214

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Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,8Mo (1,5Mo) / 27,3cm x 42,0cm / 3229 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation people male man men railways train guy British railway design funny Victorian century Britain silly newspapers press investment concept B&W speculation obsessed obsession 19th century graphic design black & white black and white B W allegorical figure nineteenth century steam locomotive The Print Collector Illustrated London News John Bull ILN mania newspaper caricature satire engraving Alfred Crowquill Crowquill Alfred Alfred Henry Forrester Forrester Alfred Henry