'The murder'd cherub, or the cockney's distress at the bloody-deed', 1804. Artist: Anon

'The murder'd cherub, or the cockney's distress at the bloody-deed', 1804. Artist: Anon

1-645-980 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'The murder'd cherub, or the cockney's distress at the bloody-deed', 1804. Two men, who have been shooting, look in horror at a dead owl, believing it to be a cherub. A yokel with a dog on the right watches the scene with bemusement.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Anon:

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Sport & Pastimes

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

People Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3099x2171
File Size : 19,711kb


Aliases

  1. 18448
  1. p5448573
  1. 0220006082
  1. 1-645-980
  1. 1645980
  1. 18448

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