'Last dying speech and Confession', plate III of Cries of London, 1799. Artist: H Merke

'Last dying speech and Confession', plate III of Cries of London, 1799. Artist: H Merke

1-239-337 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'Last dying speech and Confession'. A stout, ragged woman bawls out her broadsides. In a doorway behind stands a woman holding an infant with a boy and dog next to her. To the right a boy picks a handkerchief from a pedestrian's pocket. Plate III of Cries of London, 1799.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. H Merke, attributed to: Swiss: Artist
After
  1. Thomas Rowlandson: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist

Medium
  1. Aquatint

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Society & Culture Law & Crime

Society & Culture Family Life

Locations & Buildings Other

People Other

Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3485x5010
File Size : 51,152kb


Aliases

  1. 26554
  1. 0220002648
  1. 1-239-337
  1. 1239337
  1. 2648
  1. 26554
  1. A3

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