Hair Brooms, Cries of London Finish:10-pack For some years this was

For some years this was the residence of William Hogarth and was one of the few houses that escaped the Great Fire of London in 1666

the body of the harlot is surrounded by mourners

the one on the left knowingly lays his finger to his nose while the other smiles reassuringly at his client in a satire on legal rapacity

reading a book

was considered prophetic

Hair Brooms, Cries of London Finish:10-pack For some years this was'Hair Brooms'. A hair broom seller walking past the church of St Leonard, Shoreditch, with a pile of brooms over one shoulder and an assortment of items hanging from a rack hung over his other shoulder. From Cries of London, 1804.