‘Wrong-about face - going down’. A Traffic Incident. Caricature 

Curator: This is Hablot Knight Browne’s ‘Wrong-about face – going down’. A Traffic Incident. It's a caricature drawing in the Tate collection, sketched with a sanguine crayon. Editor: It feels chaotic, like looking at a dream remembered in fragments. The horses are wild, the figures almost dissolving into the background. Curator: Browne was known as “Phiz” and illustrated Dickens' novels. He uses caricature here to capture social disruption, a world turned upside down. Think of the horse as a symbol of power, now out of control. Editor: Right, and the sanguine crayon gives it a sense of urgency, of heat. Like the whole scene is flushed with anxiety. It speaks volumes about the unpredictability of life, doesn't it? Curator: Precisely. It’s a great example of how Browne turned everyday incidents into memorable social commentary. Editor: A little like how we turn everyday conversation into… well, hopefully something memorable too!