Title

'He and his drunken companions raise a riot in Covent Garden', 1735. Artist: Anon

Caption

'He and his drunken companions raise a riot in Covent Garden', 1735. Scene in Covent Garden, London, showing a fight in progress between the watchmen, rakes and other drunken characters. The lower margin contains a verse.

Date

1735

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19A99_007

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

22,1Mb (1,5Mb) / 11,7in x 7,3in / 3521 x 2196 (300dpi)

Keywords

London England female women woman people male job man men country guy occupation violence British English fighting dress Covent Garden location century Britain profession drunk lady concept violent rake drunkenness B&W riot watchman cartoon MONOCHROME punch-up metaphor unruly black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century rioting City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery drunk and disorderly rioter TGN satire engraving Anon Anonymous