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Scene illustrating the poverty of the Foy family in Aldersgate, London.

The very personal and detailed diary of Samuel Pepys has been pasted down as one of, if not the finest historical source of the minutiae the 18th-century man. For the near-decade he keep his diary, Samuel Pepys collected his daily accounting of…

Part of a series of 4 oil paintings, Hogarth aimed to portray daily life in London. Morning in particular, depics a women sheilding herself from two men with women. It is set in Covent Garden, near the infamous Tom King's Coffee House (a coffee shop…

This series of 6 images displays the unfortunate fall of Moll Hackabout a beautiful prostitute. Created by William Hogarth in 1733.

This clock was created by Daniel Delander around 1720 in London. He came from a family of clockmakers and was distinguished for the fact that the clocks and watches that he created were both inventive and had fine craftsmanship. This clock is elegant…