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'City Scavengers Cleansing the London Streets of Impurities', 1816. Artist: C Williams
/1646110.jpg "'City Scavengers Cleansing the London Streets of Impurities', 1816. Artist: C Williams")
1-646-110 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images
'City Scavengers Cleansing the London Streets of Impurities', 1816. The Lord Mayor, Matthew Wood, Robert Waithman and Sir William Curtis forcibly removing prostitutes from the streets of the City and placing them on a cart. Sir John Silvester, Recorder, is reading the Riot Act on the steps of Mansion House.
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Charles Williams, attributed to: {British}: Artist, engraver, printmaker
After
- Charles Williams: British: Artist, engraver, printmaker
Subject
- Sir Matthew Wood: British: Lord Mayor of London
- Robert Waithman: British: Lord Mayor of London
- Sir William Curtis: British: Lord Mayor of London, alderman
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of London
- 51 30 51 N , 000 05 37 W
Category Hierarchy
Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress
Society & Culture Issues & Causes
Artistic Representations Satires
Artistic Representations Caricatures
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3304x2224
File Size : 21,528kb
Aliases
- 21411
- v8487935
- 0220006213
- 1-646-110
- 1646110
- 21411