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Background imageRowdy Collection: Billingsgate Fish Market, 1808, (1944). Creators: Thomas Rowlandson, Augustus Charles Pugin

Billingsgate Fish Market, 1808, (1944). Creators: Thomas Rowlandson, Augustus Charles Pugin
Billingsgate Fish Market, 1808, (1944). View of the old open-air fish market on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London. Fresh fish was landed and sold directly on the dockside

Background imageRowdy Collection: 'Allhallow-Eve' - a sketch in Kilkenny by Edmund Fitzpatrick, 1858. Creator: Unknown

"Allhallow-Eve" - a sketch in Kilkenny by Edmund Fitzpatrick, 1858. Creator: Unknown
"Allhallow-Eve" - a sketch in Kilkenny by Edmund Fitzpatrick, 1858. Allhallow-eve (1st of November)...is the night of all others on which the Irish peasantry believe that ghosts, witches

Background imageRowdy Collection: Harvest Home - drawn by Godwin, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Harvest Home - drawn by Godwin, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Harvest Home - drawn by Godwin, 1858. English farm workers celebrating the gathering in of the crops. From "Illustrated London News", 1858

Background imageRowdy Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Vieillard de la Foret Noire, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Vieillard de la Foret Noire, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Vieillard de la Foret Noire, c1797

Background imageRowdy Collection: Westphalian Peasants Revels, c19th century. Creator: August Jernberg

Westphalian Peasants Revels, c19th century. Creator: August Jernberg
Westphalian Peasants Revels, c19th century

Background imageRowdy Collection: Merry Company, c1630. Creator: Jan van Bijlert

Merry Company, c1630. Creator: Jan van Bijlert
Merry Company, c1630

Background imageRowdy Collection: Tavern Scene, 1692. Creator: Richard Brakenburgh

Tavern Scene, 1692. Creator: Richard Brakenburgh
Tavern Scene, 1692

Background imageRowdy Collection: Fight between Gambling Peasants, c17th century. Creator: Unknown

Fight between Gambling Peasants, c17th century. Creator: Unknown
Fight between Gambling Peasants, c17th century

Background imageRowdy Collection: The Bean King is Drinking, 1625-1668. Creator: Jan Miense Molenaer

The Bean King is Drinking, 1625-1668. Creator: Jan Miense Molenaer
The Bean King is Drinking, 1625-1668

Background imageRowdy Collection: The St Martin's Day Kermis, c.1540-c.1598. Creator: Peeter Baltens

The St Martin's Day Kermis, c.1540-c.1598. Creator: Peeter Baltens
The St Martin's Day Kermis, c.1540-c.1598. Religious festival: a rowdy mob crowds around a cask of wine. On the right, Saint Martin cuts his cloak in half to clothe a beggar

Background imageRowdy Collection: Peasants Drinking in a Barn, c.1628-c.1650. Creator: Pieter Hermansz Verelst

Peasants Drinking in a Barn, c.1628-c.1650. Creator: Pieter Hermansz Verelst
Peasants Drinking in a Barn, c.1628-c.1650

Background imageRowdy Collection: Peasant wedding, 1672. Creator: Jan Steen

Peasant wedding, 1672. Creator: Jan Steen
Peasant wedding, 1672

Background imageRowdy Collection: Prince's Day, 1660-1679. Creator: Jan Steen

Prince's Day, 1660-1679. Creator: Jan Steen
Prince's Day, 1660-1679. Other Title(s): Prince's day: celebrating the birthday of Prince William III

Background imageRowdy Collection: Foxhunters Regaling in the 'Good' Old Times - drawn by John Leech, 1856. Creator: Joseph Swain

Foxhunters Regaling in the "Good" Old Times - drawn by John Leech, 1856. Creator: Joseph Swain
Foxhunters Regaling in the "Good" Old Times - drawn by John Leech, 1856. Men can now dine and return to the drawing-room; and, with such temptations as Mr

Background imageRowdy Collection: Trois bons amis, c1902. Creator: Jean Veber

Trois bons amis, c1902. Creator: Jean Veber
Trois bons amis, c1902

Background imageRowdy Collection: Lamartine refusant le drapeau rouge devant l'Hôtel de Ville, c.1848

Lamartine refusant le drapeau rouge devant l'Hôtel de Ville, c.1848. Creator: Felix Henri Emmanuel Philippoteaux
Lamartine refusant le drapeau rouge devant l'Hotel de Ville, c.1848. Lamartine rejecting the red flag in front of the Hotel de Ville. Revolution of 1848, Paris

Background imageRowdy Collection: La Partie de cartes, early 19th century. Creator: Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

La Partie de cartes, early 19th century. Creator: Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet
La Partie de cartes, early 19th century. Card party

Background imageRowdy Collection: Repas d'artistes, after 1660. Creator: Gonzalès Cockes

Repas d'artistes, after 1660. Creator: Gonzalès Cockes
Repas d'artistes, after 1660. Artists meal

Background imageRowdy Collection: The Drinking Song, between 1620 and 1630. Creator: Adriaen Brouwer

The Drinking Song, between 1620 and 1630. Creator: Adriaen Brouwer
The Drinking Song, between 1620 and 1630

Background imageRowdy Collection: The Drinking Song, between 1630 and 1690. Creator: David Teniers II

The Drinking Song, between 1630 and 1690. Creator: David Teniers II
The Drinking Song, between 1630 and 1690

Background imageRowdy Collection: Marchand de vin, faubourg Saint-Honoré, c1820. Creator: Ecole Francaise

Marchand de vin, faubourg Saint-Honoré, c1820. Creator: Ecole Francaise
Marchand de vin, faubourg Saint-Honore, c1820

Background imageRowdy Collection: Protectionist Meeting at Lincoln, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Protectionist Meeting at Lincoln, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Protectionist Meeting at Lincoln, 1850. A county meeting was the only legitimate mode of making known to the Crown the present grievances of agriculture'

Background imageRowdy Collection: Bacchanal, ca. 1557. Creator: Giulio Sanuto

Bacchanal, ca. 1557. Creator: Giulio Sanuto
Bacchanal, ca. 1557

Background imageRowdy Collection: Don Quixote and troops of La Santa Hermandad outside a tavern, ca. 1635-79

Don Quixote and troops of La Santa Hermandad outside a tavern, ca. 1635-79

Background imageRowdy Collection: Seven Children at Play, c. 1490. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem

Seven Children at Play, c. 1490. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem
Seven Children at Play, c. 1490

Background imageRowdy Collection: Cabaret of Ramponaux, c. 1760. Creator: Unknown

Cabaret of Ramponaux, c. 1760. Creator: Unknown
Cabaret of Ramponaux, c. 1760. Formerly attributed to Benoit-Louis Prevost

Background imageRowdy Collection: Festive Scene, ca. 1650. Creator: Jan Miense Molenaer

Festive Scene, ca. 1650. Creator: Jan Miense Molenaer
Festive Scene, ca. 1650

Background imageRowdy Collection: The Fete of Bacchus. n. d. Creator: Claude Gillot

The Fete of Bacchus. n. d. Creator: Claude Gillot
The Fete of Bacchus.n.d

Background imageRowdy Collection: A Sketch from Nature, January 24, 1784. Creator: William Paulet Carey

A Sketch from Nature, January 24, 1784. Creator: William Paulet Carey
A Sketch from Nature, January 24, 1784

Background imageRowdy Collection: Billingsgate, February 4, 1786. February 4, 1786. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Billingsgate, February 4, 1786. February 4, 1786. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Billingsgate, February 4, 1786

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

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

Background imageRowdy Collection: Public School, May 10, 1802. May 10, 1802. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Public School, May 10, 1802. May 10, 1802. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Public School, May 10, 1802

Background imageRowdy Collection: Merry Company on a Terrace, ca. 1670. Creator: Jan Steen

Merry Company on a Terrace, ca. 1670. Creator: Jan Steen
Merry Company on a Terrace, ca. 1670

Background imageRowdy Collection: The Penny Gaff, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

The Penny Gaff, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Penny Gaff, 1872. The penny gaff was a popular form of theatre for the working classes in 19th-century England. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Background imageRowdy Collection: Home from Hampton Court Races, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Home from Hampton Court Races, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Home from Hampton Court Races, 1872. A cartload of hawkers return from Hampton Court Races. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Background imageRowdy Collection: P - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). Creator: Hans Weiditz

P - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). Creator: Hans Weiditz
P - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). After designs by Durer. From " The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Volume 12 - October 1907 to March 1908"

Background imageRowdy Collection: At Home in the Nursery, or The Masters and Misses Two Shoes Christmas Party, 1835

At Home in the Nursery, or The Masters and Misses Two Shoes Christmas Party, 1835
" At Home" in the Nursery, or The Masters and Misses Twoshoes Christmas Party, 1835. Chaotic scene: a boy on a rocking horse, a servant bringing food on a platter

Background imageRowdy Collection: Inside Jamaica Inn, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham

Inside Jamaica Inn, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Inside Jamaica Inn, 1952. Woman cleaning glasses, drunk men. Illustration for " Jamaica Inn" by Daphne du Maurier

Background imageRowdy Collection: Easter Monday in Greenwich Park, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

Easter Monday in Greenwich Park, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Easter Monday in Greenwich Park, (c1878). Rowdy scene at the Easter Fair, with the Royal Observatory in the distance. People enjoying themselves in Greenwich Park

Background imageRowdy Collection: The evening after a mock election in the Fleet Prison, June 1835

The evening after a mock election in the Fleet Prison, June 1835

Background imageRowdy Collection: People bargaining for mounts at West Smithfield, London, 1825. Artist: Theodore Lane

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

Background imageRowdy Collection: Wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, c1820

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

Background imageRowdy Collection: The cockpit, London, 1759. Artist: William Hogarth

The cockpit, London, 1759. Artist: William Hogarth
The cockpit, 1759; scene of a cockfight at the Royal Cockpit in Dartmouth Street, off Birdcage Walk, London. In the centre is the blind Lord Albemarle Bertie, a wealthy gambler who is being robbed

Background imageRowdy Collection: The Night Watch, 1642, (c1915). Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

The Night Watch, 1642, (c1915). Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Night Watch, 1642, (c1915). The painting is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imageRowdy Collection: Raising the May-Pole, c1854. Artist: E Goodall

Raising the May-Pole, c1854. Artist: E Goodall
Raising the May-Pole, c1854. Villagers raise a traditional maypole

Background imageRowdy Collection: The Dinner, Humours of Fox Hunting, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

The Dinner, Humours of Fox Hunting, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Dinner, Humours of Fox Hunting, 1799

Background imageRowdy Collection: Tavern scene from The Rakes Progress, 1735. Artist: William Hogarth

Tavern scene from The Rakes Progress, 1735. Artist: William Hogarth
Tavern scene from The Rakes Progress, 1735. Plate II in William Hogarths series of eight illustrations originally published in 1735. Here the Rake squanders his fortune on drink, women and gambling

Background imageRowdy Collection: The Universities Boat-Race, 1883

The Universities Boat-Race, 1883. In this illustration of the University Boat Race, a group of cheering students are enabled to maintain a proper distance from the rowdy proletariat on the other side



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