'Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, London', c1820. Artist: Unknown

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'Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, London', c1820. Edward Cross kept his menagerie here until Exeter Change was demolished in 1829 and he moved it to the Surrey Gardens, Walworth c1830. Animals in the cramped cages include an elephant, lion, tiger, apes/monkeys and parrots. In the background visitors are being shown exhibits by a keeper, while in the foreground a family party is looking round. After Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827).

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Size: 5144px × 3393px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,City of Westminster,Westminster
Photo credit: © Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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