Street Musician

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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

Book

Title:
Lives of famous London beggars
Author:
Smith, John Thomas
Publisher:
London: Diprose and Bateman, n.d. [1897]
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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.

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