An opium dream... Celebrating the end of a pandemic: ‘the magnificent but incongruous assemblages of an opium dream.’

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Abstract

Blog post discussing painting by Henry Perlee Parker-Fancy Dress Ball in The Mansion House, Coronation of William IV- the painting in fact celebrates the end of a cholera outbreak and perhaps gives us hope when looking towards the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original languageEnglish
TypeBlog post
PublisherLiterary and Philosophical Society Newcastle
Publication statusPublished - 16 Apr 2020

Keywords

  • fancy dress party
  • Perlee Parker
  • Cholera
  • COVID 19
  • Newcastle upon Tyne

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