Library — 1872
Greenwich in the season
Book illustration of 'Greenwich - in the Season' from the preface to 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré, 1872. Jerrold writes: "A happier or sunnier spot is not near[er] London ... than the river front of Greenwich on an early summer evening, when the whitebait eaters are arriving, and the cooks are busy in the remote recesses of the 'Ship' and the 'Trafalgar'." The Season was when the fashionable world assembled in London for business, pleasure and amusement. Traditionally the Season was when the royal family were in residence in London, from April to July and October to Christmas.
- Category:
- Library
- Object ID:
- NN23607(5)
- Object name:
- Greenwich in the season
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Doré, Gustave, Jonnard
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- Production date:
- 1872
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 238 mm, W 190 mm
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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