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The Fifth of November: exhibition of guys at the Alexandra Palace, 1881. Creator: Unknown.

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The Fifth of November: exhibition of guys at the Alexandra Palace, 1881. 'Guy Fawkes' Day was celebrated, on Saturday last, with the usual puerile diversion of fireworks and bonfires, in the suburbs of London...there was, in many instances, the customary display of effigies, made of the most combustible materials, and named after public characters whose supposed demerits might be deemed worthy of harmless burning at the stake. The entertainments provided for that evening included an exhibition of thirty or forty "Guys," some of which are shown in our Illustration. Among these were a composite representation of "Billingsgate," consisting of two fish women, with a gate between them; a trio of Irish conspirators, with barrels full of powder and dynamite to blow us all up; an eminent London actor and manager, whose figure will be easily recognised; an illustrious statesman, who is half a Scotchman, setting his Land Bill to work and trampling on Land League treason; a venerable Emperor, astride his military hobby; a burly repudiator of Parliamentary oaths; a pair of aesthetic super-exquisites, in the style of "The Colonel" or "Patience;" and the Temple Bar Memorial, with its unspeakable Griffin, guarded by two of the City Police'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A42_302

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Droits gérés

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24,3Mo (1,5Mo) / 30,0cm x 20,3cm / 3545 x 2396 (300dpi)

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