Sujet
Ye Old English Fayre at the Royal Albert Hall, 1881. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Ye Old English Fayre at the Royal Albert Hall, 1881. 'Ye Booke of Ye Old English Fayre; Ye Showman; Ye Wheel of Fortune; Division of Labour; Ye Centre of Attraction; True Old Englyshe Fayre; Ye Horse Dealer; Ye Refreshment Bar; Behind Old Englyshe Fayre Markette Place...This picturesque and quaint exhibition of antiquarian curiosities, held in the Royal Albert Hall, produced not less than £7540, of which £4300 was from the charges for admission, while £3240 was the proceeds of the sale of fancy articles, to the profit of the Chelsea Hospital for Women. The "Olde English Fayre"...thus proved a great success at Kensington...A page of incidental Sketches sets before the reader such figures as that of the showman, loudly inviting spectators to see "the fun of the fair;" the two ministering priestesses of Fortune at her oracular wheel; the dames du comptoir dealing in tea and cakes and other light refreshments; the purchasers of toys, floral bouquets, and other trifles, which some of them are hardly able to carry away; and the scene at the back of the mimic market-place houses, where many people were fain to stay a long time for want of room. It was, on the whole, an entertainment cleverly arranged, and managed with entire success'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A43_009
Model release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
47,5Mo (3,5Mo) / 28,2cm x 42,2cm / 3335 x 4981 (300dpi)