Cartoon, Hero's recruiting at Kelsey's
Cartoon, Hero's recruiting at Kelsey's, or, Guard Day at St James's, by James Gillray. Two officers, one tall and thin, the other very young, sit facing each other eating sweets at a confectioner's. A third officer, fat and knock-kneed, stands guard in the doorway. The windows of the shop are full of various fruits and sweets. Kelsey's was a popular fruit shop in St James's Street, London
Picture No
10956056
Media ID
48223540
Size
4361px x 6143px
(5.8MB)
Credit
© The Sharp Illustration Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon in The Works of James Gillray, the Caricaturist; with the History of His Life and Times, edited by Thomas Wright, 1873
Date
1797
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1790s 1797 Comment Confectioner Confectioners Confectionery Criticism Fruits Gillray Harsh Jelly Kneed Knock Plum Plums Recruiting Sweets
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