Title

'Knives or Cisers to Grind', Cries of London, (c1688?). Artist: Anon

Caption

'Knives or Cisers to Grind'. A knife and scissors grinder at work, with his grindstones on a barrow improvised to transport them. He is smoking as he works. From Cries of London, c1750.

Date

1688

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19A93_361

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (4,6Mb) / 11,5in x 16,8in / 3462 x 5042 (300dpi)

Keywords

London England people male job man men hat guy occupation clothes smoking dress advertising century profession grinding grinder B&W grindstone improvisation wheelbarrow MONOCHROME Barrow 17th century black & white black and white B W seventeenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Cries of London grinding wheel knife grinder street cry street life TGN etching Anon Anonymous Marcellus Laroon;Laroon Marcellus;Marcellus Laroon I;Old Laroon;Marcellus Lauron