'Selling a wife', Smithfield Market, London, 1816. Artist: Anon

'Selling a wife', Smithfield Market, London, 1816. Artist: Anon

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'Selling a wife', London, 1816; a scene at Smithfield Market with a man leading a woman on a rope in the centre, surrounded by figures, cattle and dogs. To the left a potman emerges from a tavern ( the Grapes?), with pots of ale.

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