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High life at midnight
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | England |
| Description | Print shows a street scene: five upper class men and women returning home after an evening of entertainment are attacked by a group of lower class men armed with staffs intent on robbery. One of the well dressed men has received a blow to the head and has fallen to the ground where he is attended to by one of the women. One of the rogues is stabbed in the chest with a sword by another of the well dressed men; during this commotion a pickpocket calmly helps himself to the contents of the man's pocket. In the background, a woman is climbing out a window into her lover's arms and receives an accidental dousing with the contents of a chamber pot from the window above by her husband, wearing the horns of cuckoldry, when his attention is diverted by the altercation taking place nearby in the street. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Prints, British |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Robberies--England--1760-1770. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Adultery--England--1760-1770. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Social classes--England--1760-1770. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Fighting--England--1760-1770. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
