A wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London Product:Postcard Aerial view of London Bridge

Aerial view of London Bridge

This is a satire on the Westminster election

Among the pedestrians is 'Jack in the Green' as part of the May Day celebrations

View of Oxford and Cambridge University Club

A wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London Product:Postcard Aerial view of London BridgeA wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, 1816. A woman stands with a rope round her neck, like an animal; Smithfield is a cattle market. A man presumably her husband holds the rope. Another man chucks her under the chin. People have assembled for the spectacle, and dogs and small boys enjoy the excitement. A publican stands outside his tavern in his apron to watch.