Boy chimney sweep selling soot in front of the Foundling Hospital. The child sweep in black cap with brass plate indicating his employer, sack of soot, sold as manure. In front of the Foundling Hospital, a charity established in the 18th century for orphans. 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.
RMID:Image ID:2NAB88A
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Florilegius / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2NAB88AFile size:
95.4 MB (3.4 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5071 x 6577 px | 42.9 x 55.7 cm | 16.9 x 21.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1906Photographer:
FlorilegiusMore information:
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.
