Covent Garden Collection (page 3)

A Rakes Progress - 6: The Gaming House, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 6: The Gaming House, 1733. Tom Rakewell is in a gambling house in Covent Garden, London. Having just lost his wifes fortune, he falls to his knees

Fruit auctions at Covent Garden Market, London, c1901 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Sale of unredeemed goods at Debenham, Storr and Sons auction rooms, London, c1903 (1903)
Sale of unredeemed goods at Debenham, Storr and Sons auction rooms, Covent Garden, London, c1903 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims

Garrick Club and Adjoining Buildings, c1860. Artist: Frederick Marrable
Garrick Club and Adjoining Buildings, c1860. The Garrick Club is a gentlemens club in London founded in 1831. It is one of the oldest members club in the world

The Clown. Mural Decoration in Boulestins Restaurant, London, c1927. Artist: Jean-Emile Laboureur
The Clown. Mural Decoration in Boulestins Restaurant, London, c1927. Xavier Marcel Boulestin (1878?1943), opened Restaurant Boulestin on Southampton Street, Covent Garden in 1927

Covent Garden, London, c1930s. Artist: Spencer Arnold
Covent Garden, London, c1930s. Covent Garden was the site of a flower and fruit and vegetable market from the 16th century until 1974

St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, Westminster, London, 1817. Artist: W Wallis
St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, Westminster, London, 1817. Known popularly as the Actors Church, St Paul s, Covent Garden was designed by Inigo Jones and built in the 1630s

A whip woman, Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
A whip woman, Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. When all the transport of the market was supplied by horses, it was necessary to have someone to mind the drivers whips lest they be stolen

Pea shelling in Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A man carrying many baskets on his head, Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Fruit department, Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. A print from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume II, Amalgamated Press, London, 1926-1927

Early morning in Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Election hustings in Covent Garden during the Westminster election, London, 1852. From the Illustrated London News (10 June 1852)

James Boswells house, Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
James Boswells house, Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, 1912. The home of the Scottish diarist and man of letters James Boswell (1740-1795), friend and biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson

Where James Boswell first met Dr Johnson, London, (1912). Artist: Frederick Adcock
Where James Boswell first met Dr Johnson, London, (1912). On 16 May 1763, Scottish diarist and man of letters James Boswell (1740-1795) first met English author

Covent Garden Market, c1820 (1897)
Covent Garden Market c1820 (1897). From Old and New London Vol III by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

Burning of Covent Garden Theatre, 1856 (1897). From Old and New London Vol III by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

Seven Dials, 1870 (1897). From Old and New London Vol III by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

The Old Bedford Head, 1897. Artist: B Fleming
The Old Bedford Head, 1897. From Old and New London Vol 111 by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

A queue for first night tickets in Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Exterior of the last residence of Charles Macklin, Tavistock Row, Covent Garden, 1840. Artist: C J Smith
Exterior of the last residence of Charles Macklin, Tavistock Row, Covent Garden, 1840. Macklin (or Charles Mclaughlin) was an Irish-born actor and dramatist who accidentally killed a man

Morning (Four Times of the Day), 1738. Artist: William Hogarth
Morning (Four Times of the Day), 1738. Scene in Covent Garden, London, early on a winter morning. A small fire burns in the foreground. A stall-keeper is seated on a basket

Richs Glory: or his triumphant entry in Covent Garden, 1732. Artist: William Hogarth
Richs Glory: or his triumphant entry in Covent Garden, 1732. A procession marking John Richs entry into Covent Garden. On the right a carriage is being pulled by satyrs

Strawberries, Covent Garden, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis

Four views of London: The Covent Garden. Artist: Joli, Antonio (1700-1777)
Four views of London: The Covent Garden. From a private collection

Scene at Covent Garden fruit and vegetable market, London, early 20th century. Market women discuss the merits of cauliflowers while in the left background a porter is carrying a stack of baskets or

Covent Garden, London, showing stalls in the centre of the square, 1753. Covent Garden was the site of the principal fruit and vegetable market for the city from 1670 until 1974

Pray Remember the Blind, 1801. 1801. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Pray Remember the Blind, 1801

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