'Mr Jorrocks's Surprise on seeing the Paris Diligence 'My Vig, here's Wombwell's Wild-beast Show', 1 Artist: Henry Thomas Alken.

'Mr Jorrocks's Surprise on seeing the Paris Diligence 'My Vig, here's Wombwell's Wild-beast Show', 1 Artist: Henry Thomas Alken.

2-693-668 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Mr Jorrocks's Surprise on seeing the Paris Diligence 'My Vig, here's Wombwell's Wild-beast Show', 1838. Scene depicting one of the humorous adventures of Mr Jorrocks, a vulgar Cockney grocer who aspires to the sporting life in the country. From Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities; or, The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of That Renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks, of St. Botolph Lane and Great Coram Street by Robert Smith Surtees. [Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd., London, 1838]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Henry Thomas Alken, attributed to: British: Artist, painter, printmaker
People Related
  1. Robert Smith Surtees: British: Author, editor, novelist and sporting writer

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6324x3888
File Size : 72,035kb


Aliases

  1. 0580058797
  1. 2-693-668
  1. 2693668

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