A view of Frost Fair, held on the Thames the beginning of February, 1814 [graphic].

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Title: A view of Frost Fair, held on the Thames the beginning of February, 1814 [graphic].
Published / Created: [February 1814]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by T. Batchelar, 115 Long Alley, Moorfields, London
Abstract: "View on the Thames during the 1814 Frost Fair; tents erected on the ice; people making merry in tents around fire or on the ice outside; street traders selling goods at fair; a man playing skittle in foreground, figures slipping or falling through cracks in ice behind; Blackfriars Bridge in background, with St Paul's to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from text above image.
Numbered "(66" in upper right corner.
Woodcut with letterpress text.
For an impression lacking publication line below image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,0911.1008.
Provenance: Pickering & Chatto; February 2016.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 19.3 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Woodcuts England London 1814
Material: woodcut ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): London (England)
England
London.
Subject (Topic): Social life and customs
Fairs
Cityscapes
Tents
Street vendors
Winter
Subjects: London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century
Fairs > England > London
Cityscapes
Fairs
Tents
Street vendors
Winter
England > London > 1814

Access: Public
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