Rowlandson's characteristic sketches of the lower orders : intended as a companion to the New picture of London : consisting of fifty-four plates neatly coloured.
Alternate Title(s):
Characteristic sketches of the lower orders
Published / Created:
London : Leigh and Son, 421 Strand, [1840?]London : Printed by Robson, Levey, and Franklyn, 46 St. Martin's Lane, [1840?]
Physical Description:
iv pages, [54] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in later green morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Paper is watermarked: J. Whatman. Turkey Mill. 1840. The etches plates have not been divided into component leaves, so that sets of six illustrations (on 9 sheets, or 18 leaves) appear on facing leaves. The preliminary letterpress pages are inset to size.
Subject Terms:
Caricatures and cartoons -- England. | Satire, English. | English wit and humor, Pictorial. | Cries -- England -- London. | Clothing and dress -- England -- London -- Pictorial works. | Peddlers -- England -- London -- Pictorial works. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Robson, Levey, and Franklyn -- Printer.