Copy of a scene in london, possibly near st martin's-in-the-fields, with a musician at an open window holding his ears against the noise of the street; a ballad-seller chants while her baby cries, a milkmaid and other street-traders cry their wares, one small boy plays a drum while another urinates under the startled gaze of a small girl who holds a rattle, an itinerant oboist plays, a knife-grinder sharpens a cleaver, and so on; after hogarth. Etching with engraving. Date: 1736-1800 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 173 mm; Width: 274 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Gay. Collection: British Museum.
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