Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, Cries of London, 1799
- Title(s):
- Cries of London.
- Published/Created:
- [London] : R. Ackermann, 1799.
- Physical Description:
- 8 leaves : all color illustrations ; 37 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsS 206.92 (Folio A)Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionAccessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3552190
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Suite of 8 hand-colored etchings by Merke after designs by Rowlandson.
Caption title.
Each leaf has imprint of R. Ackermann, variously dated from Jan. 1st to May 4, 1799.
BAC: British Art Center copy is bound in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on front and spine.
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 409 - Subject Terms:
- Cries -- England -- London (England) -- Pictorial works.Cries-London.London (England) -- Manners and customs -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.Peddlers -- England -- London (England) -- Pictorial works.
- Form/Genre:
- Cries.
- Export:
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- Plates: Buy a Trap, a Rat-Trap, buy my trap
- Buy my Goose, my Fat Goose
- Last dying speech & Confession
- Do you want any brick dust
- Water Cresses, come buy my Water Cresses
- All a growing, a growing, here's Flowers for your Gardens
- Old Cloaths any Old Cloaths
- Hot cross Bunns two a penny Bunns
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