In the courtyard of St. James's Palace along St. James's Street: street vendors including a knife grinder; a chimney sweep; a woman holding a ballad entitled "The last dying speech of Macleane"; a funeral procession with the pallbearers in mourning carrying a coffin labeled "Trade"; a man pushing a wheel barrel filled with calves heads; and a man playing a hurdy-gurdy as a girl dances; two boys beg of bread as courtiers bemoan the absence of the king
Alternative Title:
St. James's in October, the King in Hanover
Description:
Title from caption engraved above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 'Price 6d., col'd 1s.'--Following imprint., Watermark., and Mounted to 33 x 44 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd by T. Fox in the Old Baily according to act of Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Ballads, Chimney sweeps, Coffins, Guards, Musical instruments, Organ grinders, Signs (Notices), and Street vendors
