B/W print; A humorous etching by George Cruikshank showing an early knifeboard horse bus bound for the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, copied 2006
Main details
| Reference number | 2006/7747 |
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| Description | A humorous etching by George Cruikshank entitled Omnibus to the Great Exhibition, showing an overly full knifeboard horse bus bound for the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park being chased by a crowd. A sign reads: Omnibuses to the Great Exhibition every ten minutes. |
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| Completeness | 48% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Descriptive size 10x8ins -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Copied by Norman R Kent, Jun 2006