Chimney Sweep Collection

Chimney sweep, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Chimney sweep, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Gabriel Ravel as Simon, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Gabriel Ravel as Simon, 1855-1859

Illustration of Various Subjects, 1779. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration of Various Subjects, 1779

The Chimney sweep, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
The Chimney sweep, 19th century. Additional title: John King, chimney sweep, shown with gear while singing out his call

Studio portrait of young chimney sweeps, c1870. Creator: J. N. Wilson
Studio portrait of young chimney sweeps, c1870

Petits ramoneurs se désaltérant à l'eau d'une pompe, vers 1830, c1830. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Petits ramoneurs se desalterant a l'eau d'une pompe, vers 1830, c1830

The Temperance Sweep, 1877. Creator: John Thomson
The Temperance Sweep, 1877. A work made of woodburytype, from the album " street life in london"

Sweeping from Top to Bottom. Creator: Jacques Philippe Le Bas
Sweeping from Top to Bottom. After Francois Boucher

Chimney Sweep, 1737. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de
Chimney Sweep, 1737

The Chimney Sweep, mid to late 17th century. Creator: Abraham Bosse
The Chimney Sweep, mid to late 17th century

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Chimney Sweeper, ca. 1825

Ferter. Ernest, Charles. 31 ans, ne le 23 / 10 / 62 a Melun (Seine & Marne)
Ferter. Ernest, Charles. 31 ans, ne le 23/10/62 a Melun (Seine & Marne). Fumiste. Anarchiste. 2/7/94. 1894

Bitter Fare or Sweeps Regaling, 1812. 1812. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Bitter Fare or Sweeps Regaling, 1812

Chimney Sweeps, 1870s. Creator: William P. Chappel
Chimney Sweeps, 1870s

The Early Riser, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Early Riser, 1872. A chimney sweep carries the tools of his trade. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Crowd, 1847. Artist: Robert William Buss
The Crowd, 1847. Scene showing a cheering crowd looking down Pall Mall, with Wyatts statue of George III behind them at the junction of Pall Mall East and Cockspur Street

View of Horse Guards, Westminster, London, 1768. Artist
View of Horse Guards, Westminster, London, 1768. On the left three figures are carrying chimney sweeping equipment and on the right a beggar holds out his hat

Saddle white Surry for Cheapside to Morrow, 1812. Artist: George Cruikshank
Saddle white Surry for Cheapside to Morrow, 1812. Cheapside by Bow Church, with a sweeps boy sticking a flue brush in the backside of the Lord Mayors horse

The case of Lady Erskine!!!-!!!, 1826. Artist: JL Marks
The case of Lady Erskine!!!-!!!, 1826. Two designs side by side: in the first Lord Duncannon and Lord Erskine are shown in conference; in the second a thin ragged woman (Erskines widow)

Bandy Bob, c1800. A chimney-sweeps boy eating a piece of bread and holding a brush

A Poor Sweep, Sir!, Cries of London, 1804
A Poor Sweep, Sir!. View of a sweep crossing in front of Blackfriars Bridge, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background. The sweep is a barefoot young boy who has a broom in one hand

Chimney Sweep, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Chimney Sweep. Two chimney-sweeps, one carrying a long brush. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

A chimney-sweep dressed in May Day costume, Provincial Characters, 1813
A chimney-sweep dressed in traditional May Day costume, from Provincial Characters, 1813

Mutual Respectability... 1840. Two child chimney-sweeps acting like adults, smoking, drinking and reading the paper. They smile together

Casualties of London street walking: a strong impression, London, 1826
Casualties of London street walking:a strong impression, London, 1826; scene showing a sweep and an errand boy or street seller fighting in a fashionable street outside print shop; they are watched

The ladys disaster, 1747. Artist: John June
The ladys disaster, 1747; the hoop of a womans skirt has caught on a hook high up in a wall, and a small sweep boy lies on the ground looking under it while the crowed looks on in amusement

People bargaining for mounts at West Smithfield, London, 1825. Artist: Theodore Lane
People bargaining for mounts at West Smithfield, London, 1825. Child chimney-sweeps covered in soot ride a donkey. A white horse panics

Wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, c1820. A rowdy scene at Smithfield cattle market with the wife for sale tied by a rope around her waist to a rail in the centre

Sweep!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Sweep! A view of two chimney-sweeps walking along the street, their brooms slung over their shoulders, with the dome of St Pauls Cathedral in the distance. From Cries of London, c1840

Baked Potatoes, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Baked Potatoes A baked potato seller talking to a chimney-sweep, with a man behind eating a potato. From Cries of London, c1840

The Unfortunate Beau, 1772; a maid takes out her mop to the great distress of a passing beau whose clothes are splattered

The Chimney Sweep, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

The Little Chimney-Sweep, 1808
The Little Chimney-Sweep, pub. 1808 (hand coloured engraving)

The Monster Sweeps, a Toss Up for the Derby, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Monster Sweeps, a Toss Up for the Derby, 19th century. Monster-like chimneysweeps tossing Derby jockeys and horses in a sheet - only a shilling a throw

A Chimney Sweep, 1737-1742. Artist: Bouchardon
A Chimney Sweep, 1737-1742. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon

Sweep Soot O, Foundling Hospital, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis

Boy chimney sweeps eating their evening meal, 1861. From London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew. (London, 1861)

A satirical look at the chances of the average police constables ability to catch a cold, 1886
A satirical look at the chances of the average police constables ability to catch a cold. From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 30, 1886

General Adoption of the Rolling Skate, 1866. Artist: George du Maurier
General Adoption of the Rolling Skate, 1866. Men, women and children are all on roller skates, going about their usual business. In the top picture even the policeman is on skates

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