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Catchpenny prints, like those below were done by anonymous artists of the day and peddled for small change, usually for the tourist trade. As far as the middle of the eighteenth century goes, they reveal much about dress and costume … Continue reading
canaletto: from venice to the thames
Canaletto’s iconic painting, A View of the Thames from Lambeth Palace is a picture perfect postcard, but behind this idyllic view of eighteenth century London was simply too pleasant. Only a tourist could believe it. In fact, much was happening … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Pope, Canaletto, Canaletto in England, Catchpenny prints, Charles Dickens, David Garrick, Henry Fielding, Hyde Park floggings, Judith Dufour, London eighteenth-century, London the Spectator, London the Tatler, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Richard Sheridan, Robert Griffier, Samuel Scott painter, Smith's Square London, Tyburn public hangings
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