Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1804-04-25
Rhubarb! (Russell Square)
This hand-coloured engraving depicts a Turkish rhubarb seller in Russell Square. Holding a set of scales in one hand, he gestures with the other towards the rhubarb in the box at his front. This print was originally published in 1804 in a series of thirty-one prints depicting street vendors, which were engraved after drawings by William Marshall Craig.
The following text accompanied this image: 'the Turk, whose portrait is accurately given in the Plate, has sold Rhubarb in the streets of the metropolis during many years. He constantly appears in his turban, trowsers and mustachios, and deals in no other article. As his drug has been found to be of the most genuine quality, the sale affords him a comfortable livelihood.'
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 35.96/3
- Object name:
- Rhubarb! (Russell Square)
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- Related places:
71 St Pauls Church Yard, City of London, London, City of London
- Production date:
- 1804-04-25
- Material:
wove paper, ink, watercolour
- Measurements/duration:
- H 243 mm, W 190 mm (paper), H 135 mm, W 104 mm (printed image)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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