"Men and women seated on benches on each side of a dinner-table. A waiter hands a foaming tankard of beer to a woman with a child on her lap, who looks at the child so that the beer is about to fall. The waiter, looking at the woman, lets the gravy fr...
"A party of revellers gathered in a cosy room by a fireplace, under the jolly gaze of the slightly grotesque hosts who sit grinning at centre, looking out to the viewer; the forfeit has just been announced that a young countryman ('Ralph Jones') shoul...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Bowls (Tableware), Cats, Dogs, Fireplaces, Holidays, Kissing, Mirrors, and Tables
John Gilpin galloping through Edmonton, north London, on an out of control horse, passing the Bell Inn, his intended destination; his hat and wig have flown off behind him; a dog and pig scamper out of the way of the charging horse; as he passes, Gilp...
Volume 1, opposite page [161] Page 55. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"May-Day; a busy urban street festival; milkmaids with their 'garlands' - headresses of plate, greenery and brushes; chimney sweepers, a violinist with an artificial leg, and others."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, May Day, Festivals, Milkwomen, Headdresses, Chimney sweeps, Street musicians, Violins, Peg legs, Dance, and Eating & drinking
"View of people attempting to skate on the Serpentine in Hyde Park; in foreground a man has fallen on his back on the ice, losing his hat, next to him two ladies stand looking down, on his left a man begins to fall, tripping over a dog, dropping his g...
"A rotund man and woman struggle in an open, two-seater cart as a sow and piglets cross their path, tilting the cart and spooking the horse; behind them a man loses his wig as his horse rears up in response; running parallel a full carriage with peopl...
"A scene in St. James's Park during a sudden squall of rain. A number of people with umbrellas; some hold them open, others attempt to open them, in face of difficulties caused by the crowd and the wind. In the background are trees, Westminster Abbey,...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co., No. 18 Paternoster Row
"A scene in a Florentine street or piazza in front of a Gothic shrine (left) in which is a Virgin and child. Two blind beggars, each with a dog, are fighting. A well-dressed man walks off with their hats, looking at them over his shoulder with a smile...
