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'Weird sisters, preparing for the royal visit', 1830. Artist: Robert Seymour

'Weird sisters, preparing for the royal visit', 1830. Artist: Robert Seymour

1-620-718 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'Weird sisters, preparing for the royal visit', 1830. The top image depicts Aldermen as the witches of Macbeth preparing a cauldron of turtle soup for the Lord Mayor's banquet, while the ghost of Sir William Curtis watches. Below are five images, including including two showing the 'spirit of aristocracy' possibly in reference to the Reform Bill. From The Looking Glass.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Robert Seymour, attributed to: British: Artist, illustrator, printmaker, painter
Subject
  1. Sir William Curtis: British: Lord Mayor of London, alderman
Medium
  1. Lithograph
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. 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

Lifestyle & Leisure Food & Drink

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Politics Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2185x3007
File Size : 19,249kb

Aliases

  1. 18141
  1. p542908x
  1. 0220005357
  1. 1-620-718
  1. 1620718
  1. 18141
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