Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room

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Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room

George Cruikshank; Publisher: George Humphrey, LondonLinkedCulture matchlcp-4ebb70a4dc74

Date
May 6, 1818
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
75121

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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. England, Europe

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The Minnich Collection The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 1966

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