An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

Christ's Hospital: the Great Hall during a ceremony. Engraving by J. G. Walker, 1822, after T. Stothard, 1799.

Two blind beggars, one stands with a placard around his neck and hat, the other kneels with a dog on his lap. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

A bearded elderly man, carrying a prayer wheel and a rosary, in a studio setting.

The British Museum: the Etruscan Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1847.

London Ophthalmic Infirmary, and the Catholic church, Finsbury. Coloured engraving by R. Acon after T. H. Shepherd.

A bearded man walking the streets with his hat under his arm deeply engrossed in reading a book. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

The parable of the blind leading the blind: two blind men walk into a stream. Engraving after H. Bosch.

James Rae, James Hay, William Laing, and his niece, Miss Laing, standing on some planks. Etching by J. Kay, 1786.

A Greenwich Pensioner, with a pipe in one hand and a stick in the other, being rolled out of a sheet [hammock?] by a sailor. Wood engraving by J. Jackson.

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A man wearing a curved sword and a hat, in a studio setting.

1 print : engraving, with stipple ; image 28.3 x 26.5 cm

Three men sit smoking at a barrel-table in a dingy smoke-filled den, others play cards. Engraving by R. Cooper, c. 1813, after J.(?) W. Strutt after D. Teniers the younger.

1 print : etching ; platemark 19 x 11.2 cm

A sitting blind beggar sells 'love sonnets' to obtain money with a boy. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

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Three hatters at work in their workshop, with hats on display. Woodcut by J. Amman.

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A man wearing a curved sword and a hat, in a studio setting.

Three men sit smoking at a barrel-table in a dingy smoke-filled den, others play cards. Engraving by R. Cooper, c. 1813, after J.(?) W. Strutt after D. Teniers the younger.

An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

A sitting blind beggar sells 'love sonnets' to obtain money with a boy. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

Three hatters at work in their workshop, with hats on display. Woodcut by J. Amman.

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A man wearing a curved sword and a hat, in a studio setting.

Three men sit smoking at a barrel-table in a dingy smoke-filled den, others play cards. Engraving by R. Cooper, c. 1813, after J.(?) W. Strutt after D. Teniers the younger.

An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

A sitting blind beggar sells 'love sonnets' to obtain money with a boy. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

Three hatters at work in their workshop, with hats on display. Woodcut by J. Amman.

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