Blick auf die Gesellschaft-eine County Ball - Stock-Grafiken

A ‘terrific squeeze’ at a society ‘county ball’ in the 1860s - too crowded for much dancing but the whole point of the occasion is to 'be seen'. The characters depicted are worth studying for their diverse expressions and antics. (Please note the Alderman and Mayor are fictitious.) From “Bird’s-Eye Views of Modern Society in Sixteen Plates taken by Richard Doyle; Reprinted from the Cornhill Magazine.” Dated c1864 with wood engravings by the Dalziel Brothers and published in London.