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Miseries of London, 1 Feburary 1807

 Item — Box: LF100 Box 1
Reference code: LF100/28
Miseries of London, 1 Feburary 1807
Miseries of London, 1 Feburary 1807

Scope and Contents

A hand-coloured print of a chaotic scene in the streets of London. A couple in a carriage witness their coachman fighting with another coachman across the street as they vie for space. In the background, hod carriers drop their bricks in alarm and gold beaters continue their work from the safety of their shop. In the left foreground, two fruit sellers fall over a wheel barrow. Dancing dogs perform on the right. Verse underneath the design reads: 'In going out to dinner (already too late) your carriage delayed by a jam of coaches-which choak up the whole street and allow you at least an hour or more than you require to sharpen your wits for the table talk-/Breast against breast with ruinous assault/and deafening shock they come'. Inscribed in the plate: Rowlandson inv / Pubd Feby 1st 1807 by R Ackerman No 101 Strand. Description from the Royal Collection Trust.

Dates

  • Creation: 1 Feburary 1807

Conditions Governing Access

Physical item available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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