"On a small platform a quack doctor stands on the left, while a dissenting parson wearing bands sits on a chair (right); both lean towards their customers. Behind is a curtain with the inscription 'The cheapest Booth in the Fair'. The quack, an open b...
Alternative Title:
Souls and bodies cured without loss of time
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Title etched below image.
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Pubd. Septr. 3, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, the corner of Sackville Street
"View on the Thames during the 1814 Frost Fair; tents erected on the ice; people making merry in tents around fire or on the ice outside; street traders selling goods at fair; a man playing skittle in foreground, figures slipping or falling through cr...
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Title from text above image.
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Published by T. Batchelar, 115 Long Alley, Moorfields, London
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Fairs, Cityscapes, Tents, Street vendors, and Winter
"Satire on village life. A country fair in which three young women are running for the prize of a smock; the third in line has tripped over a dog and is being helped up by a man. In the foreground, left to right: a young couple embrace beneath two tre...
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Title etched below image.
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Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street, & Jno. Smith, No. 35 in Cheapside, London
"View of the fair in Smithfield at night; stalls and attractions lit up, people crowding to watch performances on the various stages."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title etched below image.
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Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"In the foreground is the riverside in Southwark, with spectators, and a vendor of 'A hot Mutton Pie or an Apple Pie'; a gangway placarded 'The New City Road' leads from the pavement to ice. In the background is a detailed view of riverside buildings,...
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Title etched below image.
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Published Feby. 14, 1814, by G. Thompson, No. 43 Long Lane, West Smithfield
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Fairs, Cityscapes, Tents, Street vendors, and Winter
""View on the Thames during the 1814 Frost Fair; tents erected on the ice; people making merry in tents around fire or on the ice outside; street traders selling goods at fair; a man playing skittle in foreground, figures slipping or falling through c...
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Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by T. Batchelar, 14 Hackney Road Crescent
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, London., and London
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Fairs, Manners and customs, Woodcuts, Cityscapes, Tents, Street vendors, and Winter
"View of the Jubilee Fair in Hyde Park; in foreground to left a small stage erected with a band playing and jesters performing, a small crowd stands in front, a few tents in central foreground with signs such as "Duke of Wellington Whitbreads Intire",...
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Title etched above image.
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Published Sept. 10, 1814, by J. Pitts, No. 14 Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials
Subject (Geographic):
Hyde Park (London, England), England, and London
Subject (Topic):
Festivals, Buildings, Temporary, Parks, Banners, Crowds, Eating & drinking, Fairs, Fireworks, Fools & jesters, Historical reenactments, Musicians, and Show tents
