Father Thames Introducing His Offspring to the Fair City of London
Item
Subject
A caricature emphasizing the filth of London.
Description
A political cartoon highlighting the class imbalance in Victorian London and the general dirt and disease present in the city due to pollution, particularly in the River Thames.
Creator
John Leech
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Publisher
Wikimedia Commons, 12 August 2008, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Father_Thames_introducing_his_offspring_to_the_fair_city_of_London.jpg
Date
3 July 1858
Contributor
Mai-Ling Maas
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
N/A
Format
.jpeg
Language
N/A
Type
N/A
Identifier
N/A
Coverage
N/A
Citation
John Leech, “Father Thames Introducing His Offspring to the Fair City of London,” The Lyon Archive, accessed May 4, 2024, https://lyon.eastendarchives.net/items/show/98.