Page 239. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on untrustworthy young men: a prostitute, with a powdered wig wearing a dressing gown open to reveal her chemise and petticoat, sits at a table using scales to weigh the coin offered by a well-dressed young man which is lighter than its proper weight; behind is a curtained bed."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Blade in the dumps
Description:
Title from item., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Dated to circa 1773-1774 in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.1.86., Four lines of verse below title: Dull are the times, since trade I first began, our gold was sterling then, and true each man ..., Numbered '291' in lower left of plate., 1 print : mezzotint on laid paper ; sheet 36.9 x 25.7 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on left edge., and Tipped in at page 239 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Draperies, Dandies, British, Prostitutes, Scales, and Tables
