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Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
The shadowy dock scenes of Gustave Doré
Romanticised illustrations that conjure up the sweat, clamour and clank of the 19th-century London riverside
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William Sessarakoo: the Royal African
One man’s journey from African prince through slavery into London high society
Art & Design
Art & Design
Gustave Doré’s London pilgrimage
The artist’s gloomy illustrations recall his 19th-century trips through the poverty-stricken city
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Orders formerly conceived and agreed to be published by the Lord Major and the Aldermen of the City of London (book)
House of Commons
1646; 17th century
