'An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris', c1849. Creator: George Cruikshank.

'An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris', c1849. Creator: George Cruikshank.

2-705-684 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris - Mourir pour la Patrie', c1849. Humorous scene: shocked and terrified English diners are interrupted at dinner. Cannonballs smash through the window of the dining room as a revolution takes place outside. A vase goes flying, and two guests take cover under furniture. 'Mourir pour la Patrie' means 'to die for one's country'. From "The Comic Almanack" by George Cruikshank.


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Creator
  1. George Cruikshank, attributed to: British: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Satire

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5872x3552
File Size : 20,369kb


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  1. 0580038682
  1. 2-705-684
  1. 2705684

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