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  • Two huntsmen in a clearing are surrounded by gypsies who read their palms as a decoy for stealing their belongings. Etching by J. Gillray, 1804, after B. North.
  • A crowd has gathered outside Carlton House in London, as the carriage of Frederick Duke of York passes on its way to the palace; a pickpocket works the crowd. Coloured aquatint.
  • Crowds at Greenwich Park, dancing, watching side shows, etc. Engraving by A. H. Payne after A. Wray.