May-Day in London, Thomas Stothard, 1784

Social satire; folding frontispiece to the may issue of volume one of "the wit's magazine" (london, 1784); may-day; a busy urban street festival; milkmaids with their 'garlands' - headresses of plate, greenery and brushes; chimney sweepers, a violinist with an artificial leg, and others. 1784 etching. Date: 1784. Dimensions: Height: 189 mm; Width: 226 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Samuel Collings. Collection: British Museum. May-Day in London (BM 1872,1109.326)