"Two men engaged in a fist-fight in centre: the one to left (Daniel O'Connell) punching the other (Lord Althorp); to left, a man holding up a bottle in his left hand (Richard Lalor Shiel); a man standing to far left watching in excitement (Edward Sout...
Alternative Title:
Fancy sketch : showing a select specimen of the cross-palpable
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Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847, Spencer, John Charles Spencer, Earl, 1782-1845, Sheil, Richard Lalor, 1791-1851, Ruthven, Edward Southwell,, Monteagle of Brandon, Thomas Spring-Rice, Baron, 1790-1866, Hatherton, Edward John Walhouse Littleton, Baron, 1791-1863, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Lefroy, Thomas Langlois, 1776-1869, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Inglis, Robert Harry, Sir, 1786-1855
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Politicians, Fighting, Bottles, Clocks & watches, Spectators, and Conversation
"A man standing in a door to left, wearing a dressing gown and night cap (Lord Brougham); a man in centre, his left arm outstretched, pointing at three men standing to right, the one in front holding a piece of paper, and the one next to him in foregr...
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Publisher:
Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Ducôté & Stephen's lithogy., 70 St. Martins Lane
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Politicians, Sleepwear, Bowing, and Doors & doorways
"A small table with three legs standing in centre, surrounded by two groups of men involved in the gambling game Thimble Rig; the operator of the game (Edward John Littleton), standing to right, with his hands on two of the three thimbles on the table...
Alternative Title:
Thimblerig
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847, Spencer, John Charles Spencer, Earl, 1782-1845, Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1799-1869, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, Monteagle of Brandon, Thomas Spring-Rice, Baron, 1790-1866, Hatherton, Edward John Walhouse Littleton, Baron, 1791-1863, and Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Politicians, Gambling, Tables, Spectators, and Conversation
A satire on a working man's interest in reading: On a city street, a laborer with a large load of furniture -- desk, chairs, brooms, etc. -- is distracted with the paper he is reading and hits a gentleman in the face with the leg of the desk
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Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Ducote & Stephen's lithogy., 70 St. Martins Lane
A city scene with a line of poor men, women, and children lined up from a money lender's shop to the "Temple of Juniper: Best gin". In the background crowds stand at the doorways of the workhouse (right) and the county gaol (left).
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
J. Kendrick
Subject (Topic):
Almshouses, City & town life, Families, Gin, Jails, Intoxication, Poor persons, Poverty, and Pawnshops
A city scene with a line of poor men, women, and children lined up from a money lender's shop to the "Temple of Juniper: Best gin". In the background crowds stand at the doorways of the workhouse (right) and the county gaol (left).
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
J. Kendrick
Subject (Topic):
Almshouses, City & town life, Families, Gin, Jails, Intoxication, Poor persons, Poverty, and Pawnshops