'Gambols on the River Thames, Feby, 1814'. Artist: George Cruikshank

'Gambols on the River Thames, Feby, 1814'. Artist: George Cruikshank

1-238-704 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'Gambols on the River Thames, Feby, 1814', shows a frost fair in the region of Blackfriars Bridge, London. To the right a waterman watches another man play skittles, and behind them a man's artificial leg has gone through the ice. To the left is a printing press, and a woman who has slipped on the ice next to a fiddler.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. George Cruikshank, attributed to: British: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist
After
  1. George Cruikshank: British: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 37 W

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Weather & Seasons

Lifestyle & Leisure Sport & Pastimes

Artistic Representations Satires

People Other

Locations & Buildings Bridges


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5015x3483
File Size : 51,174kb


Aliases

  1. 18154
  1. 0220001849
  1. 1-238-704
  1. 1238704
  1. 18154
  1. 1849
  1. A3

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