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Southwark Fair

Print
1807 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Longmans, Green & Co. (publisher)
Hogarth (artist)
Cook, T (engraver)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

Print showing a view of Southwark Fair, July 1st 1807.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleSouthwark Fair (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on tissue paper, mounted on thick cream and dark brown sugar paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Tissue Paper
Printing
Brief description
Print showing a view of Southwark Fair, July 1st 1807
Physical description
Print showing a view of Southwark Fair, July 1st 1807. The print features an overview of the fair, it shows a street crowded with people, some on the ground, others leaning out of the wooden towers and buildings which surround it. Several figures are shown playing instruments and performing acrobatic feats to entertain the crowd.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.6cm (approximately) (Note: The measurements recorded are for the print only and do not include those of the paper on which the print is mounted.)
  • Width: 25.5cm (approximately)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Print showing a view of Southwark Fair, July 1st 1807.
Other number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1263-2015

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Record createdJuly 27, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1318132/southwark-fair-print-hogarth/
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