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Cordwainers Hall, Distaff Lane, City of London, 1832. Artist: Thomas Hosmer ShepherdCordwainers Hall, Distaff Lane, City of London, 1832
Lottery draw, Coopers Hall, City of London, 1803. Artist: W CharlesLottery draw, Coopers Hall, City of London, 1803. Interior of Coopers Hall with representation of the drawing of the lottery. Also including a key to the officials involved in the lottery
Coopers Hall, City of London, 1831. Artist: J HinchcliffCoopers Hall, City of London, 1831. View of Coopers Hall, Basinghall Street with a street scene including a horse and cart
Drawing of the state lottery taking place in Coopers Hall, City of London, 1809
The Woodmans Daughter, 1851. Artist: John Everett MillaisThe Woodmans Daughter, 1851
Gladioli and Roses, 1880. Artist: Henri Fantin-LatourGladioli and Roses, 1880
The First Leap: Lord Alexander Russell on his Pony Emerald, 1829. ArtistThe First Leap: Lord Alexander Russell on his Pony Emerald, 1829
The Travelled Monkey, 1827. Artist: Edwin Henry LandseerThe Travelled Monkey, 1827. Taken from John Gays Fables
Hard Times, c1857-1903. Artist: Hugh CarterHard Times, c1857-1903. A woman and a boy with a basket buying meat from a butcher
Medieval figureFigure, possibly an alderman, in fifteenth-century dress, with a woman and child sketched in pencil to the left
Medieval figuresTwo men and a woman in fifteenth-century dress
View of royalty kneeling accompanied by an armoured knight, 1796. Artist: A BirrellView of royalty kneeling accompanied by an armoured knight, 1796
Arms and armour from the Tower of London, 1784. Artist: NC GoodnightArms and armour from the Tower of London, 1784. Various pieces and suits of plate and mail armour. At the top is a group of hafted weapons and shields
Metropolitan Fire Brigade, 1873View showing the different stages of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade scaling ladder drill, 1873
The Cockney in a Slough, 1804. A cockney on horseback is enticed into a mire by a country yokel who claims that the ground is firm
Predatory lawyers, 1770. A gullible citizen between two lawyers; the one on the left knowingly lays his finger to his nose while the other smiles reassuringly at his client in a satire on legal
The expense of lawyers, 1770. A smug lawyer in a lace shirt about to eat an oyster while giving a half-shell to two miserable looking men; a reference to the high cost of legal fees
The aldermans dinner, 1775. An obese alderman eats gluttonously; his slimmer companion, bent over a plate, evidently suffers from gout as his bandaged foot rests on a cushion
A Cockney at a Fox Hunt, 1779; a bald cit is thrown from his horse after jumping a fence
The Finishing of an Aldermans Picture, 1773; an aldermans wife reclines on a sofa whilst her lover adds cuckolds horns to her husbands portrait
The Unfortunate Beau, 1772; a maid takes out her mop to the great distress of a passing beau whose clothes are splattered
The City Tonsor, 1771. A corpulent man is holding three wigs on a stand; the one on the right is like that worn by macaronis
Unidentified Marital Scene, c1800-c1850. One of eight mirror paintings depicting marital scenes. The scene may illustrate the San Guo Zhi Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Landscape and cattle, 1868. Artist: Thomas Sidney CooperLandscape and cattle, 1868
Naomi, 1914. Artist: Sir Luke FildesNaomi, 1914. Woman in a shawl representing the biblical figure of Naomi
Evening, 1898. Artist: William Ayerst IngramEvening, 1898. Seascape with a boat on the horizon
The isles of the sea, 1894. Artist: Thomas Hope McLachlanThe isles of the sea, 1894
The Haunted Mill, 1893. Artist: WH Murphy GrimshawThe Haunted Mill, 1893
Vase and flowers, 1655. Artist: Pieter van de VenneVase and flowers, 1655; with shells, butterflies and other insects around and amongst the flowers
The Violinist, 1886. Artist: George Adolphus StoreyThe Violinist, 1886; showing a seated woman wearing fine fabric pausing from playing the violin to turn over pages from her music book. Behind her is a section of decorative wall paper
Flirtation, 1885. Artist: John Francis RigaudFlirtation, 1885; interior scene with a man sitting and eating, having returned from hunting; his quarry lies on the floor. A woman reaches for a kitchen utensil whilst turning to look at him
Mottoes used on banners in English Civil WarDevices and mottoes used by Parliament officers on standards and banners in the English Civil War, 1641-47
The laughing audience, 1733. Artist: William HogarthThe laughing audience, 1733; showing the inside of a theatre and the reactions of different parts of the audience to the play
A chorus of singers, 1732. Artist: William HogarthA chorus of singers, 1732. A conductor (who has lost his periwig) conducts from a paper entitled Judith: an oratorio.... A choir sings lustily
Strolling actresses dressing in a barn, 1738. Artist: William HogarthStrolling actresses dressing in a barn, 1738. A provincial company is in a barn, surrounded by costumes and props, preparing for its last performance.The Act against strolling players
An election entertainment, plate I of The Election, 1755. Artist: William HogarthAn election entertainment, plate I of The Election, 1755; showing an election treat given by the Whigs while the Tories parade outside
The Enraged Musician, 1741. Artist: William HogarthThe Enraged Musician, 1741; showing a musician unable to concentrate by the din outside in the street, which emanates from an oboe player, a dustman, knife-grinder, paviour, milkmaid
A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate I of VIII. Artist: William HogarthA Rakes Progress, 1735; plate I of VIII. Tom Rakewell is taking possession of his miserly fathers effects. Kneeling beside him is a tailor measuring him up for a new set of clothes
In high keeping by a Jew, plate II of The Harlots Progress, 1732; Mary Hackabout, now the mistress of a wealthy London Jew, kicks over a table to divert his attention
Marriage a la Mode, 1745; plate II. Artist: Bernard BaronMarriage a la Mode, 1745; plate II. The young nobleman comes home from a night of revelry at 1.20 am and ignores his wife who has been holding a card party. The steward walks out in disgust
Marriage a la mode, 1745; plate I. Artist: Gerard Jean-Baptiste ScotinMarriage a la mode, 1745; plate I.The impoverished Lord Squanderfield has arranged a marriage between his son and the daughter of a wealthy alderman and merchant
A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate V of VIII. Artist: William HogarthA Rakes Progress, 1735; plate V of VIII. Tom Rakewell marries an old but rich woman, in order to retrieve his fortune. Meanwhile, in the background
The industrious apprentice a favourite... plate IV of Industry and Idleness, 1747The industrious apprentice a favourite, and entrusted by his master, plate IV of Industry and Idleness, 1747; the industrious apprentice stands with his master in the counting house
The idle prentice at play in the church yard... plate III of Industry and Idleness 1747The idle prentice at play in the church yard during divine service, plate III of Industry and Idleness, 1747; The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets
Chairing the Members, 1758. Artist: F AvilineChairing the Members, 1758; the victorious members are being borne by their constituents on chairs through the streets. The scene is chaotic
The Polling, 1758. Artist: Peter La CaveThe Polling, 1758; a polling booth on election day with reserve voters being brought up; one, an old soldier who has lost both arms and a leg; the other an imbecile. Third and final state of the plate
Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: Charles GrignionCanvassing for votes, 1757; scene with two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder
The Bathos, 1764. Artist: William HogarthThe Bathos, 1764; showing Time expiring, collapsed against a broken column, with the blade of his scythe snapped and his hour glass smashed, blowing out smoke from his broken pipe