'The Flower of the City', 1809. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

'The Flower of the City', 1809. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

1-645-904 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'The Flower of the City', 1809. The head of Charles Flower, Lord Mayor, is depicted within a wilted sunflower, which has leaves labelled with his character qualities and grows in a barrel of rank butter standing on mouldy and rotten cheese. Flower was unpopular on account of his support for the Duke of York.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Thomas Rowlandson: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
After
  1. Thomas Rowlandson: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
Subject
  1. Charles Flower: British: Lord Mayor of London, merchant

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Plant Life

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Politics Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2106x3118
File Size : 19,238kb


Aliases

  1. 20155
  1. p5447504
  1. 0220005995
  1. 1-645-904
  1. 1645904
  1. 20155

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