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Artist
- Name:
- Smith, John Thomas
- Dates:
- 1766-1833
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Etching
- Engraver:
- Smith, John Thomas
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Internet Archive
- Observations:
- The original etching was probably reproduced by means of a photoengraving process
Book
- Title:
- Lives of famous London beggars
- Author(s):
- Smith, John Thomas
- Publisher:
- London: Diprose and Bateman, n.d. [1897]
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A sly street musician pretending to play the violin with the stems of two pipes is surrounded by a mixed audience made of children, dogs, and adults of both sexes. The full caption reads:
Street musician, who mimics the notes of the 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 to draw his tones from two tobacco pipes.
Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, black & white, child, crowd, music, sly, smiling
