Fishwife selling mackerel at Billingsgate Market

Fishwife selling mackerel at Billingsgate Market, London, 1805. In scarf, cloak, skirt and apron with basket of fresh mackerel. In front of fishing boats, masts and sails, barrels of salt fish on the docks. 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 Catchphrase Cries Of London Description Of The Plates Edward Edwards Fishwife Mackerel Masts Modern London Richard Phillips Sails Sales Sales Patter Salesman Slogan Street Entertainer Street Performer Tradesman William Marshall Craig

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