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Sairey Gamp, from Martin Chuzzlewit, 1923 (colour litho)
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Sairey Gamp, from Martin Chuzzlewit, 1923 (colour litho)
KDC465753 Sairey Gamp, from Martin Chuzzlewit, 1923 (colour litho)
by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sairey or Sarah Gamp; drunken and dissolute nurse, whose character became a notorious stereotype for the bad nurses in the early Victorian era, before the reforms of campaigners like Florence Nightingale; her caricature personality became popular with the British public and umbrellas became known as gamps after her own umbrella which she displayed with particular ostentation ; character was based on a real nurse described to Dickens by his friend, Angela Burdett-Coutts; illustration from the series of Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, produced as cigarette cards by John Player & Sons; ); British, out of copyright
Media ID 22672820
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Alcoholic Charles Dickens Cigarette Card Dickensian Dissolute Drunk Drunken Fiction Fictional Florence Nightingale Inebriated Martin Chuzzlewit Nurse Nursing Ostentation Ostentatious Red Faced Sarah Sarah Gamp Stereotype Umbrellas Vintage Card Burdett Coutts Gamp Sairey Unbrella
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This vibrant and captivating print showcases Sairey Gamp, a fictional character from Charles Dickens' novel "Martin Chuzzlewit". Created in 1923 by Joseph Clayton Clarke (Kyd), this colour lithograph captures the essence of Sairey Gamp's notorious personality. Sairey Gamp was an alcoholic and dissolute nurse who symbolized the negative stereotype associated with nurses during the early Victorian era. Her character became immensely popular among the British public, thanks to her ostentatious display of her umbrella, which led to umbrellas being referred to as "gamps" after her own. Based on a real nurse described to Dickens by his friend Angela Burdett-Coutts, Sairey Gamp represented the dark side of nursing before reforms were introduced by campaigners like Florence Nightingale. This vintage cigarette card illustration is part of a series called "Character Sketches from Charles Dickens" produced by John Player & Sons. In this portrait, we see Sairey Gamp depicted with a red face and an unmistakable air of inebriation. The artist skillfully captures her caricature-like personality, emphasizing her disheveled appearance and exaggerated features. This print not only serves as a visual representation of one of Dickens' most memorable characters but also offers insight into societal perceptions surrounding nursing during that time period. It stands as both an artistic piece and a historical artifact that sheds light on the cultural significance attached to characters like Sairey Gamp in Victorian England.
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