Laplanders, Reindeer, etc., As Exhibited at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1822
We here are shown an exhibition devoted to the culture of Lapland held in London's Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly in 1822. The display centered on a family--Karina, her husband Jennes, and their five year old son, seen here near a dwelling of furs draped over poles, with a herd of reindeer in a pen behind, and clothes and weapons hanging on a wall, before a landscape. A border surrounding the image includes a sleigh, knife, tobacco pouch, costume elements, implements and tools, as well as smaller scenes showing a sleigh pulled by a reindeer, and a European couple in a carriage drawn by a reindeer along the Thames near St. Paul's Cathedral.
Artwork Details
- Title: Laplanders, Reindeer, etc., As Exhibited at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1822
- Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
- Publisher: George Humphrey (British, 1773?–1831?)
- Published in: London
- Date: March 13, 1822
- Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
- Dimensions: sheet: 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (36.8 x 46.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1925
- Object Number: 43.103.4
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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