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The British Beehive is an illustration of British society, depicting its various components as cells in a large beehive. In it are represented many of the social institutions and occupations of England in the time of George Cruikshank.
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George Cruikshank, pamphlet, 'The British Bee Hive'. One of seven copies of the pamphlet 'The British Bee Hive'. Cruikshank's image of the bee hive as a metaphor for society is based on an idea developed by the economist Adam Smith in the 1770s which suggested that social status and social identity were primarily determined not by social ...
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Dec 18, 2009 · The British Bee Hive. One of the last copper plate etchings George Cruikshank completed was this taxonomy of British society in the form of a beehive. Originally drawn in 1840, Cruikshank did not etch the design until February 1867, self-publishing the print in March of the same year.
Object:The British bee hive. Description. A section of the beehive of British society, with fifty-four cells, a base and nine layers representing the classes and trades; the royalty at the top; the bank, armed services and volunteers as the foundation; the crown on top, the royal standard to left, the union jack to right.
Mid 19th century (made) George Cruikshank, 'The British Beehive', print, 19th century. Object details. About this object record. Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum.
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The British state and constitution designed as a bee hive, the structure with fifty four cells, each containing an image of a profession or institution, the monarchy at the top, then politics, religion, law, arts and sciences, trades and agriculture, the bank and the military and navy all represented with vignettes and lettered with ...
George Cruikshank first created an image of British Society as a beehive in 1840 – this was adapted by him up until 1867.
