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'The Aristocratic Fate at Cremorne', 1858.
'The Aristocratic Fate at Cremorne', 1858. 'Terrific Descent Amidst Showers of Water-Works'. Here Punch pokes fun at the aristocratic ladies who had arranged a major fete in Cremorne Gardens. Intended to be the social event of the year, sadly the weather took a hand and the rain came down in torrents throughout the day. The lady in the cartoon is walking a social tightrope and represents the 2,000 members of the upper classes who attended the fete and became as wet as if they had been sprayed with watering-cans. Her little crown shows her to be one of the social elite, and despite the conditions, she is dressed in her finest. From Punch, or the London Charivari, July 17, 1858.
Unique Identifier
AR929568
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3687px × 5113px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
Aristocracy
B&W
B/W
BALANCING ACT
Black & White
Black and white
Cartoon
clothes
concept
Cremorne Gardens
Crown
Dress
Engraving
Female
Garden
Heritage Image Partnership
HOOP SKIRT
LADY
LOCATION
METAPHOR
Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
People
Print Collector1
Rain
RAINING
Satire
SOCIAL CLASS
TIGHTROPE
Upper Class
Watering Can
Weather
WET
Woman
Women