"Plate 3: A street scene at night beside a corner shop adjoining a passage leading to an archway, inscribed [Cliffo]rds Inn, under the first floor of a tall house. The shop has a curved window filled with cakes, jelly-glasses, &c, and sweetmeats in elegant glass jars. The shop-woman looks out at a tall well-dressed man who walks away from a courtesan, who puts a hand on his arm, pointing to the door of the house between shop-front and archway, on which is Hotel. She is well dressed and handsome. Just behind her a watchman sits on a stool, watching the couple and ringing a hand-bell; he holds up a placard inscribed Beware of Bad Houses on which his lantern hangs. Light falls on the figures and pavement from shop, street lamp, and lantern. Above the shop-window . . . I at Home | Button | S . . ."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption above and below image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue. Cf. No. 14591 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Sheet trimmed leaving thread margins., and Plate numbered "Pl. 3" in upper right corner.
