A street scene in front of a fashionable confectionary shop: A woman and her equally well-dresesed friend reach for her hat after it is knocked off by an umbrella carried by fashionably dressed gentleman. A young boy taking advantage of the distraction steals her watch. From behind the counter loaded with sweets, the shopkeeper looks on the scene with an amused expression
Alternative Title:
Inconvenience of umbrellas
Description:
Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark at bottom., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Published 20th Decr. 1792 by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Clothing & dress, Umbrellas, Hats, Clocks & watches, Pickpockets, Stores & shops, Food vendors, and Confections
