Georgy makes acquaintance with a Waterloo Man · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Georgy makes acquaintance with a Waterloo Man
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: England; Europe
Description: On a walk in the park, Corporal Clink, carrying a thin walking stick, is talking to John Sedley, in a top hat and coat. Georgy Osborne, held in the arms of his grandfather, has reached out to grab the Corporal’s medal. An umbrella is laying on the bench next to them, with a toy horse on the ground beneath it. In the background to the right are two women, each carrying a baby, and a child carrying a basket; to the left are a man and child reaching out towards a bird. Below the illustration is printed in cursive its title, Georgy makes acquaintance with a Waterloo Man.
Image Creator: William Makepeace Thackeray (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Steel engravings
Identifier: mta:23116
Language: eng
Source Name: Vanity Fair. A Novel Without A Hero. In Two Volumes. Vol. II.
Parent Collection: Vanity Fair; Vanity Fair
Image: mta_23116_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Vanity Fair
Subject: Men; Men, White; Children; Boys; Soldiers; Introductions