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The Miseries of London....being assailed by a group of watermen..... (caricature)
Medium includes graphite and watercolour. Signed by artist and dated. In this drawing Rowlandson illustrates the worst side of the early watermen’s reputation for getting trade by any means. A group of watermen are seen coercing a potential passenger as she walks down Wapping Old Stairs.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF5935 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Rowlandson, Thomas |
| Places: | London |
| Date made: | 1816 |
| Exhibition: | Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 11 1/2 in x 9 7/16 in |