'A peep into the Blue Coat School!!!!!!!!!', 1815. Artist: Anon
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2-319-585 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images
'A peep into the Blue Coat School!!!!!!!!!', 1815. Showing a pig in military uniform (General Sir Eyre Coote) standing on its hind legs and being birched by three Christ's Hospital boys. A woman is standing at the doorway with Sir William Curtis and Alderman Matthew Wood. Coote was dismissed from the army in scandalous circumstances after he was caught by the school nurse at the Christ's Hospital School flogging pupils and then being flogged by them for money.
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Anon, attributed to: {}:
After
- George Cruikshank: British: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist
Subject
- Sir Eyre Coote: DUPLICATE: General
- Sir William Curtis: British: Lord Mayor of London, alderman
- Sir Matthew Wood: British: Lord Mayor of London
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of London
- 51 30 51 N , 000 05 37 W
Category Hierarchy
Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress
Artistic Representations Satires
Artistic Representations Caricatures
History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment
History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3885x2696
File Size : 30,686kb
Aliases
- 21456
- p5386091
- 0220006258
- 2-319-585
- 21456
- 2319585