Description

Cannon Street

and a pair of scales in one hand

while crowds line the banks to watch

Frills and ruffles were also added to the outside of the skirt to make it look even bigger

The butcher cannon Cannon Street'The butcher', 1740; the scene is Smithfield, by St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1740. In the foreground stands an ox skin arranged in an upright position and embellished with the tools of the butcher's trade, while stockmen and dogs drive an ox in the background. Below the view are humorous descriptive verses.

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