Boy road sweeper on Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1805

Boy road sweeper on Blackfriars Bridge. Bare-foot boy in coat, waistcoat and trousers, with hat and broom. On the old Portland stone bridge with lanterns over the River Thames, St. Paul's Cathedral in the background. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Edward Edwards after an illustration by William Marshall Craig from Description of the Plates Representing the Itinerant Traders of London, Richard Phillips, No. 71 St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1805

1805 Beggar Broom Catchphrase Cries Of London Description Of The Plates Edward Edwards Exploitation Lanterns Modern London Richard Phillips River Thames Sales Sales Patter Salesman Slogan Street Entertainer Street Performer Sweep Tradesman Waistcoat William Marshall Craig

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