Street performer with his peepshow at Hyde Park

Street performer with his peepshow at Hyde Park Corner, London, 1805. A disabled army veteran in tricorne and redcoat uniform with peg leg telling stories with a picture show. A squirrel running in a wheel on a cage to ring a row of bells. In the background, Lanesborough House. 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 Bells Catchphrase Cries Of London Description Of The Plates Disabled Edward Edwards Modern London Peepshow Redcoat Richard Phillips Sales Sales Patter Salesman Slogan Storyteller Street Entertainer Street Performer Tradesman Tricorne William Marshall Craig

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