Poster English tour
Poster for an English ballad entitled “The World Turn’d Up-fide-Down, A new song”.
- Accession Number 2020.30.104
- Date 1760 c
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 37,6 x 12,1 cm
Historical context
The poster craze spread to English-speaking countries between the 16th and 19th centuries. Printed on one side of a sheet of coarse paper, these broadsides contributed to the popularity of traditional ballads in England, Ireland and the English colonies of North America.
This poster was printed in England around 1760, according to the British Library catalog. In it, a simple man expresses his unhappiness at seeing the gentlemen, fa...
- Accession Number 2020.30.104
- Date 1760 c
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 37,6 x 12,1 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2020.030.104
Photo by Daphnée Bouchard
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