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Fashionable London comes to observe Sunday lunch at the Foundling Hospital. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1872, after H.T. Green.

Dinsdale Spa, Durham: people gathered at the riverside. Line engraving by S. Lacey, 1833, after T. Allom.

Tunbridge Wells, Kent: view of the parade. Engraving by I. Taylor.

A bearded dandy admiring the ladies through his monocle on 'Buffers Walk' in the public gardens. Coloured wood engraving by W.H. Harrison.

Foundling Hospital, London. Etching by H. Roberts, 1749, after J. Robinson after T. Jacobson.

The promenade leading to the Observatory, Baths, and Library, Clifton, Bristol. Steel engraving by W. Wallis after himself, 1836.

A Patanee couple. Gouache drawing.

A popular art and antique auction. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

New Spa buildings, Scarborough, Yorkshire: panoramic bird's eye view. Photolithograph, 1880, after Verity & Hunt.

People promenading in Belgravia. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

The figure of a man divided in two parts: a skeleton and a well-dressed gentleman. Engraving by V. Green, 1769, after himself.

Women washing clothes in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Coloured line engraving, 1794.

People gathering at the promenade and pump room, Cheltenham. Stipple engraving.

A popular acrobatics performance. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

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A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

The figure of a man divided in two parts: a skeleton and a well-dressed gentleman. Engraving by V. Green, 1769, after himself.

Women washing clothes in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Coloured line engraving, 1794.

People gathering at the promenade and pump room, Cheltenham. Stipple engraving.

A popular acrobatics performance. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.