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- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [7 April 1806]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two prostitutes stand on a street identified as the notorious Gunpowder Alley; the one woman on the right with crossed-arms turns her head to talk to a short man. On the left, a man in a shop with a sign over the door "Booth's Best British Gin" pours a glass for a woman who stands at the counter. On the wall behind the two women are posters: "Leakes slavation exploded one small pill is a dose ..." and "Globe Insuranc. Lives & Property saved from Fire."
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on leaf 34 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 7th, 1806, by T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James Street, Adelphi
- Subject (Topic):
- Billboard posters, Gin, and Prostitutes
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A brace of brimstones [graphic].
