Title

'London Curtezan', Cries of London, (c1688?). Artist: Pierce Tempest

Caption

'London Curtezan', (c1688?). A courtesan with beauty spots, holding a mask and a fan. Beauty spots were used to hide scars from smallpox or venereal disease. From Cries of London, (c1688?).

Date

1688

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19A93_274

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (4,2Mb) / 11,3in x 17,2in / 3385 x 5159 (300dpi)

Keywords

London England female women woman people job mask fashion fan occupation clothes dress century profession cosmetics make-up lady B&W prostitute shawl MONOCHROME prostitution 17th century street seller beauty spot black & white black and white B W seventeenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery courtesan Cries of London fashion accessory street life street trader TGN etching Marcellus Laroon;Laroon Marcellus;Marcellus Laroon I;Old Laroon;Marcellus Lauron Pierce Tempest Tempest Pierce