Title
Bagnigge Wells, St Pancras, London, c1780. Artist: Anon
Caption
'A Bagnigge Wells Scene, or No Resisting Temptation', Bagnigge Wells, St Pancras, London, c1780. Two women in elaborate costumes and large hats; one picks flowers, perhaps a metaphor for sex. The other looks sidelong at her in a knowing way. Bagnigge Wells was a popular spa which thrived from 1760 to the end of the eighteenth century and had a reputation for 'loose women and boys whose morals are depraved'.
Date
1780
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives
Reference
HRM19A92_083
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (2,9Mb) / 11,8in x 16,5in / 3527 x 4952 (300dpi)