Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849
Title:
Life in London, or, The day and night scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his elegant friend Corinthia Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their rambles and sprees through the metropolis / by Pierce Egan, author of Walks through Bath, Sporting anecdotes, Pictures of the Fancy, Boxiana, &c. ; dedicated to His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Fourth ; embellished with thirty-six scenes from real life, designed and etched by I. R. & G. Cruikshank ; and enriched also with numerous original designs on wood, by the same artists.
Alternate Title(s):
Life in London
Published / Created:
London : Printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, Paternoster-Row, 1821.
Physical Description:
xvi, 376, [10] p., [39] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Life in London. A new song by Pierce Egan, set to music by A. Voigt" : 3 folded leaves following p. 118.
Exhibition History:
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
Subject Terms:
London (England) -- Social life and customs. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Sherwood, Neely and Jones -- Publisher. | Marchand -- Printer.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1821. | Wood engravings -- 1821.
Contributors:
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878, ill. | Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764–1811, ill. | Cruikshank, Robert, 1789–1856, ill.