'Hackney Coachman', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

'Hackney Coachman', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

2-703-991 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Hackney Coachman', 1897. Caricature of a London jarvey or jarvie, the driver of a 19th-century hackney coach. This was a hireable vehicle with two horses and six seats, the forerunners of modern taxis. From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]


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People Information

Creator
  1. John Leech: British: Artist, illustrator and printmaker
People Related
  1. Gilbert Abbott A Beckett: British: Author, writer, journalist, lawyer, playwright

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Occupations

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Other

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3450x4735
File Size : 47,859kb


Aliases

  1. 2E
  1. 0580057357
  1. 2-703-991
  1. 2703991
  1. 2E

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