Street music: A bird mimic, 1816
A street musician who mimics the notes of common English birds by means of a folded bit of tin, which is held between the teeth; but in order to engage the attention of the credulous, he pretends ro draw his tones from two tobacco pipes. A boy in the foreground appears to be selling sheet music
Picture No
10579128
Media ID
47559750
Size
3710px x 5677px
(10.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by J.T Smith, 1816
Date
1816
