London Cries: A Girl with a Basket on Her Head ("Lights for the Cats, Liver for the Dogs")

Paul Sandby, 1731–1809, British, London Cries: A Girl with a Basket on Her Head ("Lights for the Cats, Liver for the Dogs"), ca. 1759

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Title:: London Cries: A Girl with a Basket on Her Head ("Lights for the Cats, Liver for the Dogs")
Part Of:: Collective Title: Cries of London
Date:: ca. 1759
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (19.7 x 14.9 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1975.3.212
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: basket | cat (domestic cat) | cries | dogs (animals) | genre subject | girl | head | peddlers | portrait | working class
Associated Places:: England | Europe | London | United Kingdom
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12161
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