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High-change in Bond Street, - ou - la politesse du grande monde by James Gillray

High-change in Bond Street, - ou - la politesse du grande monde by Jam...

High-change in Bond Street, - ou - la politesse du grande monde, by James Gillray (died 1815), published 1796. See source website for additional information. Shows men flagrantly and blatantly violating the chi... More

Mudlarks of London, 1871 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Mudlarks of London, 1871 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Mudlarks of Victorian London in the River Thames, from "The Headington Magazine" 1871

Almack's1815 72 - A drawing of a group of people dancing

Almack's1815 72 - A drawing of a group of people dancing

Illustration of a ball at Almack's Assembly Rooms, King Street, London

1870-London-season-cartoon

1870-London-season-cartoon

"The Coming Season", an 1870 cartoon satirizing the London social "season", as printed or reprinted in Harper's Bazar magazine. The main theme is young upper-class women (and some not-so-young) determined to fi... More

Bpt6k10470488 f202 - London by Gustav Dore

Bpt6k10470488 f202 - London by Gustav Dore

London, a pilgrimage, by Gustave Doré, and Blanchard Jerrold (Grant, London, 1872) : chapter X, In the Season. Home from Holland House.

Bpt6k10470488 f207 - London by Gustav Dore

Bpt6k10470488 f207 - London by Gustav Dore

London, a pilgrimage, by Gustave Doré, and Blanchard Jerrold (Grant, London, 1872) : chapter X, In the Season. A wedding at the Abbey.

Bpt6k10470488 f208 - London by Gustav Dore

Bpt6k10470488 f208 - London by Gustav Dore

London, a pilgrimage, by Gustave Doré, and Blanchard Jerrold (Grant, London, 1872) : chapter X, In the Season. The Goldsmith at dinner.

Bpt6k10470488 f205 - London by Gustav Dore

Bpt6k10470488 f205 - London by Gustav Dore

London, a pilgrimage, by Gustave Doré, and Blanchard Jerrold (Grant, London, 1872) : chapter X, In the Season. Holland House, a garden party.

Bpt6k10470488 f212 - London by Gustav Dore

Bpt6k10470488 f212 - London by Gustav Dore

London, a pilgrimage, by Gustave Doré, and Blanchard Jerrold (Grant, London, 1872) : chapter X, In the Season. The early riser, the sweep.

Bpt6k10470488 f201 - London by Gustav Dore

Bpt6k10470488 f201 - London by Gustav Dore

London, a pilgrimage, by Gustave Doré, and Blanchard Jerrold (Grant, London, 1872) : chapter X, In the Season. The bear pit, zoological gardens.

17th century coffeehouse england 1-580x400

17th century coffeehouse england 1-580x400

Deutsch: Ein englisches Kaffeehaus am Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image -... More