Library — 1872
Wentworth Street, Whitechapel
An illustration of Wentworth Street in Whitechapel, from 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré, 1872. Jerrold describes the inhabitants of the area of Shoreditch and Whitechapel, which include: "The German, the Jew, the Frenchman, the Lascar, the swarthy native of Spitalfields, the leering thin-handed thief, the bully of his court, the silly-Billy of the neighbourhood ... [and] endless swarms of ragged children" who fill the roads and pavements.
- Category:
- Library
- Object ID:
- NN23607(123)
- Object name:
- Wentworth Street, Whitechapel
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Doré, Gustave, Bertrand, A.
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- Production date:
- 1872
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 246 mm, W 199 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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