marieduplessis:

beau–brummell:

‘Market at Covent Garden’ by Pieter Angillis, circa. 1726

Things to spot:

• Watermelons for sale
• A man balancing a tower of baskets on his head for the amusement of onlookers.
• A foppish, well-dressed gentleman conversing with two nicely dressed ladies.
• Market good being lifted off a cart in baskets.
• A man on horseback playing a flute.
• Three gentlemen drinking an alcoholic beverage, served by one of them from a large jug. All three men are shabbily dressed but one of them wears a blue velvet coat, probably bought second-hand.
• A lady making and selling pancakes. Two children dip their fingers in the mixture, whilst the pancake seller’s husband sleeps soundly at her feet.