Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room, May 6, 1818
Hand-colored etchingexpand_more
The Minnich Collection The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 1966expand_more P.17,384
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Cruikshank amusingly satirized the comical inelegance of a crowded drawing room, in this instance a royal reception given by Queen Charlotte at Buckingham Palace. He lampooned the participants with their absurd fashions and horrified, snooty expressions as awkward moments unfold. A contemporary had complained of the less-than-exclusive crowd attending the queen's drawing rooms: "The crowds are so great and so little decorum attended to, that people's clothes are literally torn to pieces."
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- Title
- Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room
- Artist Life
- 1792 - 1878
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.17,384
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