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'Mother Wood, the popular procuress!', 1820. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

'Mother Wood, the popular procuress!', 1820. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

1-645-960 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'Mother Wood, the popular procuress!', 1820. Alderman Wood, dressed as an elderly woman, stands in the porch of his house in South Audley Street holding a bottle inscribed Popularity; the allusion is to his championing of Queen Caroline and he is compared to a notorious brothel keeper of the same name.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Isaac Robert Cruikshank, attributed to: British; English: Artist, engraver
After
  1. Isaac Robert Cruikshank: British; English: Artist, engraver
Subject
  1. Sir Matthew Wood: British: Lord Mayor of London
People Related
  1. Caroline of Brunswick: German: Queen Consort of George IV
  2. King George IV: British: King of Great Britain
Medium
  1. Etching
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of Westminster Westminster

  1. 51 29 09 N , 000 08 01 W
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

Locations & Buildings Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2240x3176
File Size : 20,843kb

Aliases

  1. 20388
  1. p5427022
  1. 0220006056
  1. 1-645-960
  1. 1645960
  1. 20388
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