Library — 1872
On the road
An illustration showing people journeying to the Derby, from 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré, 1872. Jerrold describes the crowd, comparing them to characters from the novels of Charles Dickens, including: 'All the company of Pickwick -Sam Weller and his father... Mr Pickwick benevolent and bibulous, Jingle on the top of many a coach and omnibus'. In addition 'Barkiss is as willing as ever, planted delightedly next a buxom country wench, and threading his way through the tangle of vehicles, with a cheery and prosperous audacity.' Meanwhile, 'few if any notice the solemn man who carries aloft a board, on which the wicked are warned to repent in time'.
- Category:
- Library
- Object ID:
- NN23607(59)
- Object name:
- On the road
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Doré, Gustave
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- Production date:
- 1872
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 85 mm, W 174 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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