'Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall...', 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton

'Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall...', 1821. Artist: Richard Dighton

1-645-974 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall...', 1821. Alderman Wood lies in the mud outside Brandenburgh House. The cartoon refers to the fact that although Wood supported her, Queen Caroline did not mention him in her will.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Richard Dighton: British; English: Artist, engraver
After
  1. Richard Dighton: 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

Category Hierarchy

People Famous People

Locations & Buildings Palaces & Stately Homes

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2389x3001
File Size : 21,005kb


Aliases

  1. 20408
  1. p5431584
  1. 0220006070
  1. 1-645-974
  1. 1645974
  1. 20408

Buy a Print  

Keywords - refine your search by combining multiple keywords below.

This site uses cookies. Some of the cookies we use are essential for parts of the site to operate and have already been set. We use a Google Analytics script which sets cookies.You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of the site will not work.To find out more about cookies on this website, see our privacy policy.
I accept cookies from this site