'All the world's a stage...', London, c1824. Artist: W Taylor

'All the world's a stage...', London, c1824. Artist: W Taylor

1-238-718 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players, London, c1824' Shows a group of amputees, jugglers, street musicians etc., at the corner of Golden Lane. On the left a black one-legged fiddler; before him on the ground a cloud Reminiscences, on his right a Notice to vagrants. Probably an allusion to the Vagrancy Act, 1824.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. W Taylor: British: Artist, engraver
After
  1. W Taylor: British: Artist, engraver

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Animal Life

Society & Culture Performing Arts

Artistic Representations Satires

Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty

Society & Culture Sickness & Disease


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4956x3522
File Size : 51,138kb


Aliases

  1. 18252
  1. 0220001864
  1. 1-238-718
  1. 1238718
  1. 18252
  1. 1864
  1. A3

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