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Bartholomew fair in London represented as a place where crowds of people watch entertainments inspired by the devil, and indulge in drunkenness and fighting; demons incite them to crime. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1832.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1832Reference: 32534i
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A giant spider catching crowds of humans in its web; representing tuberculosis. Colour lithograph by B. Cascella, ca. 1920.
Cascella, Basilio, 1860-1950.Date: [1920?]Reference: 575580i
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Epsom, Surrey: the Derby; crowds of racegoers viewing the horses' form in the paddock. Colour lithograph after I. Cullin, 1892.
Cullin, Isaac.Date: May 28th 1892Reference: 564363i
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Daniel Defoe is standing in the pillory while soldiers have to restrain crowds from throwing flowers at him. Wood engraving.
Reference: 43309i
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Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Lord Mayor's Show with floats and crowds, Clapham South Underground tube station, Dorothy, and Hanway House (Nov 1977-Jan 1978)
Date: 12/11/1977-30/01/1978Reference: PP/AMI/B/116
Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive
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A dispensary in the East End of London: crowds of local children are being vaccinated. Wood engraving by E. Buckman, 1871.
Date: 8 April 1871Reference: 17866i
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A figure on a verandah with the blinds drawn up revealing crowds at a shrine. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige II, 1862.
Utagawa, Hiroshige, 1826-1869.Date: Month 8, 1862Reference: 37348i
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Men on horseback are goring bulls with spears, crowds of people are watching from the sidelines. Engraving after Jan van der Straet.
Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605.Reference: 34374i
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The Royal Hotel, Slough, with a train arriving at the adjacent railway station attended by mounted guardsmen and cheering crowds. Engraving, 184-.
Date: 1840-1849Reference: 36562i
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A sick man being carried on a litter towards a standing bearded male figure; watched by crowds of people. Pen and ink drawing.
Reference: 33595i
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A procession of carriages watched by crowds lining the streets, with soldiers on parade: a hot-air balloon flies overhead. Coloured engraving, 1814.
Date: 1st Feby. 1820Reference: 36447i
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An ornate vase and pedestal with crowds round a burning building carved on the side. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
Schijnvoet, Simon, 1653-1727.Reference: 26608i
Part of: S Schynvoet's Voorbeelden der lusthof-cieraaden zynde vaasen, pedestallen, orangiebakken, blompotten en andere bywerken & c.
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A white doctor vaccinating a African child, surrounded by crowds of women and children waiting to be vaccinated. Process print by Meisenbach after a photograph.
Reference: 17883i
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Troops attending a muster in Scotland play the game of popinjay, watched by crowds of local people. Engraving by J. Carter, 1836, after R.B. Davis.
Davis, Richard Barrett, 1782-1854.Date: 1836Reference: 32653i
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An auto-da-fé in the Great Square in Madrid with the inquisitors pronouncing the sentences to the accused and the crowds on the tribunes. Engraving.
Reference: 43216i
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The balloon "Royal Victoria" being launched at night by Charles Green at Vauxhall Gardens, London, watched by crowds of people. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1878.
Date: 1878Reference: 36384i
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An elephant fight in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, watched by crowds of people and armed soldiers. Engraving by J Stephenson, ca. 1837, after W. Daniell, R.A.
Daniell, William, 1769-1837.Date: 2 Octr 1837Reference: 39831i
Archives and manuscripts
"On the Objective Study of Crowd Behaviour"
Date: c.1951Reference: PENROSE/2/6/2/2
Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers
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On The Objective Study of Crowd Behaviour
Date: 1951Reference: PENROSE/2/6/2/1
Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers
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On the objective study of crowd behaviour / [Lionel Sharples Penrose].
Penrose, L. S. (Lionel Sharples)Date: 1952
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The crowd : a study of the popular mind / by Gustave Le Bon.
Le Bon, Gustave, 1841-1931.Date: [1920]
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A vast crowd of people throngs the streets of a city. Etching by J. Nasmyth.
Nasmyth, James, 1808-1890.Reference: 35901i
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A man at a dispensary counter raises his arms in despair before crowds of waiting people: importance of family planning in Ghana. Colour lithograph by the Ministry of Health Ghana, ca. 2000.
Date: [2000?]Reference: 754463i
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Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds / by Charles Mackay ; with facsimile title pages and reproductions of original illustrations from the editions of 1841 and 1852 ; with a foreword by Bernard M. Baruch.
Mackay, Charles, 1814-1889.Date: [1972, ©1932]
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Silhouette of crowds standing before the AIDS Memorial quilt in front of the Whitehouse in Washington ; advertisement by ACT-UP for an AIDS demonstration on Friday October 6th 1989. Colour lithograph by B. Rader, 1989.
Date: 1989Reference: 667484i

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Bartholomew fair in London represented as a place where crowds of people watch entertainments inspired by the devil, and indulge in drunkenness and fighting; demons incite them to crime. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1832.

A giant spider catching crowds of humans in its web; representing tuberculosis. Colour lithograph by B. Cascella, ca. 1920.

Epsom, Surrey: the Derby; crowds of racegoers viewing the horses' form in the paddock. Colour lithograph after I. Cullin, 1892.

Daniel Defoe is standing in the pillory while soldiers have to restrain crowds from throwing flowers at him. Wood engraving.

Audrey Amiss sketchbook: Lord Mayor's Show with floats and crowds, Clapham South Underground tube station, Dorothy, and Hanway House (Nov 1977-Jan 1978)

A dispensary in the East End of London: crowds of local children are being vaccinated. Wood engraving by E. Buckman, 1871.

A figure on a verandah with the blinds drawn up revealing crowds at a shrine. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige II, 1862.

Men on horseback are goring bulls with spears, crowds of people are watching from the sidelines. Engraving after Jan van der Straet.

The Royal Hotel, Slough, with a train arriving at the adjacent railway station attended by mounted guardsmen and cheering crowds. Engraving, 184-.

A sick man being carried on a litter towards a standing bearded male figure; watched by crowds of people. Pen and ink drawing.

A procession of carriages watched by crowds lining the streets, with soldiers on parade: a hot-air balloon flies overhead. Coloured engraving, 1814.

An ornate vase and pedestal with crowds round a burning building carved on the side. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

A white doctor vaccinating a African child, surrounded by crowds of women and children waiting to be vaccinated. Process print by Meisenbach after a photograph.

Troops attending a muster in Scotland play the game of popinjay, watched by crowds of local people. Engraving by J. Carter, 1836, after R.B. Davis.

An auto-da-fé in the Great Square in Madrid with the inquisitors pronouncing the sentences to the accused and the crowds on the tribunes. Engraving.

The balloon "Royal Victoria" being launched at night by Charles Green at Vauxhall Gardens, London, watched by crowds of people. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1878.

An elephant fight in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, watched by crowds of people and armed soldiers. Engraving by J Stephenson, ca. 1837, after W. Daniell, R.A.

"On the Objective Study of Crowd Behaviour"

On The Objective Study of Crowd Behaviour

On the objective study of crowd behaviour / [Lionel Sharples Penrose].

The crowd : a study of the popular mind / by Gustave Le Bon.

A vast crowd of people throngs the streets of a city. Etching by J. Nasmyth.

A man at a dispensary counter raises his arms in despair before crowds of waiting people: importance of family planning in Ghana. Colour lithograph by the Ministry of Health Ghana, ca. 2000.

Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds / by Charles Mackay ; with facsimile title pages and reproductions of original illustrations from the editions of 1841 and 1852 ; with a foreword by Bernard M. Baruch.

Silhouette of crowds standing before the AIDS Memorial quilt in front of the Whitehouse in Washington ; advertisement by ACT-UP for an AIDS demonstration on Friday October 6th 1989. Colour lithograph by B. Rader, 1989.