Italian boy street performer, London, Regency era

Italian boy street performer, London, Regency era. Street entertainer playing flute and drum to make two dolls dance, Dolls tied to a board and operated by the boy's knee. In top hat, coat, trousers and shoes. Dancing dolls. Drawn from life of a boy from Lucca, Tuscany. Copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his own The Cries of London, or Vagabondiana 2, edited by Francis Douce, John Bowyer Nichols, London, 1839

1839 Capitalism Destitute Flute Francis Douce John Bowyer Nichols John Thomas Smith Knee Lower Classes Lucca Regency Era Street Entertainer Street Performer String The Cries Of London Tradesmen Vagabondiana 2 Working Class Working Poor

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