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Four men in hats and coats, viewed from the back, with one wearing a signboard that reads: "This day at 5 the grand golden lottery begins."

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Image ID

1664114


Item data

Title

Four men in hats and coats, viewed from the back, with one wearing a signboard that reads: "This day at 5 the grand golden lottery begins."

Collection

Etchings of remarkable beggars, itinerant traders and other persons of notoriety in London and its environs

Names

Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833 (Artist)
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1815
Place: London
Publisher: John Thomas Smith

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection
Shelf locator: MMK (Smith, J. T. Etchings of remarkable beggars, itinerant trades. . .)

Subjects

Peddlers -- English -- England -- London -- 1800-1899
Beggars -- England -- London -- 1800-1899
Signs and signboards
Men -- England -- London -- 1800-1899

Genres

Prints
Portraits

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: by John Thomas Smith, draughtsman and etcher of London and Westminster topography.

Physical Description

Etchings

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13951448
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c76716d0-c6b9-012f-aa31-3c075448cc4b

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1815

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Four men in hats and coats, viewed from the back, with one wearing a signboard that reads: "This day at 5 the grand golden lottery begins."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1815. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c76716d0-c6b9-012f-aa31-3c075448cc4b

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1815). Four men in hats and coats, viewed from the back, with one wearing a signboard that reads: "This day at 5 the grand golden lottery begins." Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c76716d0-c6b9-012f-aa31-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Four men in hats and coats, viewed from the back, with one wearing a signboard that reads: "This day at 5 the grand golden lottery begins."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c76716d0-c6b9-012f-aa31-3c075448cc4b

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