Title etched below image., Date from item., Place of publication derived from street address., In upper right margin: 45., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Hydrophobia.
Publisher:
Pubd 1826 at the Artist Depy 21 Charlotte St Fitzroy Sq.
Subject (Topic):
Rabies, Dogs, Crowds, Fear, Shooting, and Umbrellas
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1835]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Drunk soldiers on horses shooting women and children."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Drunken dragoons shooting old women and children at Wolverhampton by way of keeping their hand in
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to Charles Jameson Grant in the British Museum online catalogue., Date from the British Museum online catalogue: ca. 1833. Date of 1835 suggested based topic of print: the 1835 Wolverhampton riot., Wood engraving with letterpress text., Two lines of text below title: And yet public sympathy would abolish the lash from the backs of such cowardly, disgusting man-butchers ..., Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of imprint and series statement. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Numbered "91" in brown ink in top center portion of design., and No. 91.
Publisher:
Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Subject (Topic):
Soldiers, British, Cavalry, Intoxication, Shooting, Older people, and Children
