N/A. 'The inconveniences of a crowded drawing room', a famous May 6th 1818 caricature by George Cruikshank. Shows a crowded royal 'drawing room' reception (in a London palace). The woman at the left (whose train is being stepped on) is wearing the old-fashioned hooped 'court dress' (abolished 1820), while the man in the door is wearing formal breeches (many of the other men are wearing military uniforms). The moustache of the man on the right had connotations of foreign (Continental) and/or military dandyism at the time. 6 May 1818. George Cruikshank  (1792–1878)    Alternative names Georg

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N/A. 'The inconveniences of a crowded drawing room', a famous May 6th 1818 caricature by George Cruikshank. Shows a crowded royal 'drawing room' reception (in a London palace). The woman at the left (whose train is being stepped on) is wearing the old-fashioned hooped 'court dress' (abolished 1820), while the man in the door is wearing formal breeches (many of the other men are wearing military uniforms). The moustache of the man on the right had connotations of foreign (Continental) and/or military dandyism at the time. 6 May 1818. George Cruikshank  (1792–1878)    Alternative names George Cruickshank; George, I Cruikshank; George, I Cruickshank; Cruickshank; george cruikshank; cruikshank Description British caricaturist, artist and illustrator Date of birth/death 27 September 1792 1 February 1878 Location of birth/death London London Work location London Authority control : Q360466 VIAF:69915118 ISNI:0000 0001 2138 4208 ULAN:500115604 LCCN:n80067117 NLA:35032463 WorldCat 392 G-Cruikshank-Inconveniences-Crowded-Drawing-Room-1818

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