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Bartholomew Fair Collection

Step back in time to the vibrant and bustling Bartholomew Fair of London

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, London: Sunday before the fair, Greenwich (engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, London: Sunday before the fair, Greenwich (engraving)
584457 Bartholomew Fair, London: Sunday before the fair, Greenwich (engraving) by Cruikshank, Percy (fl.1853-54); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair, London: Sunday before the fair)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, London (coloured engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, London (coloured engraving)
584456 Bartholomew Fair, London (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Seeing (engraving)

Seeing (engraving)
610701 Seeing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seeing.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, 1721 (coloured engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, 1721 (coloured engraving)
610687 Bartholomew Fair, 1721 (coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair, 1721.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Advert for The Tempest; or, The Distressed Lovers, performed at Millers Booth, Cross Daggers

Advert for The Tempest; or, The Distressed Lovers, performed at Millers Booth, Cross Daggers
584463 Advert for The Tempest; or, The Distressed Lovers, performed at Millers Booth, Cross Daggers, near the Crown Tavern (engraving) by English School

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: The vicissitudes of an actor, Proteus pulling them in at Bartholomew Fair

The vicissitudes of an actor, Proteus pulling them in at Bartholomew Fair, London (coloured engraving)
584461 The vicissitudes of an actor, Proteus pulling them in at Bartholomew Fair, London (coloured engraving) by English School

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman, 1687 (engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman, 1687 (engraving)
584452 Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman, 1687 (engraving) by Laroon, Marcellus the Elder (1653-1702) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: An Old-Time Show of Eighty Years Ago (engraving)

An Old-Time Show of Eighty Years Ago (engraving)
1042740 An Old-Time Show of Eighty Years Ago (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Old-Time Show of Eighty Years Ago)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Advertisement for the appearance of a collection of rare animals, including a lion, tiger

Advertisement for the appearance of a collection of rare animals, including a lion, tiger
584464 Advertisement for the appearance of a collection of rare animals, including a lion, tiger, porcupine and ape (engraving) by English School

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, London: An old-time show of eighty years ago (engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, London: An old-time show of eighty years ago (engraving)
584460 Bartholomew Fair, London: An old-time show of eighty years ago (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair (coloured engraving)

Bartholomew Fair (coloured engraving)
558616 Bartholomew Fair (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair scene from Our Nell (b / w photo)

Bartholomew Fair scene from Our Nell (b / w photo)
5995798 Bartholomew Fair scene from Our Nell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair scene from Our Nell)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: A Bartholomew Fair wonder, 1641 (engraving)

A Bartholomew Fair wonder, 1641 (engraving)
3629259 A Bartholomew Fair wonder, 1641 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bartholomew Fair wonder, 1641)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, London (coloured engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, London (coloured engraving)
584462 Bartholomew Fair, London (coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Music sheet: I saw her at the fancy fair by Edmund Smith, composed by John Barnett (litho)

Music sheet: I saw her at the fancy fair by Edmund Smith, composed by John Barnett (litho)
584454 Music sheet: I saw her at the fancy fair by Edmund Smith, composed by John Barnett (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, London: Announcement of a fair for 1806 (engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, London: Announcement of a fair for 1806 (engraving)
584459 Bartholomew Fair, London: Announcement of a fair for 1806 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: The Vicissitudes of an Actor (coloured engraving)

The Vicissitudes of an Actor (coloured engraving)
668597 The Vicissitudes of an Actor (coloured engraving) by Lane, Theodore (1800-28); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vicissitudes of an Actor - Proteus pulling them in at Bartholomew Fair)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, (oil on canvas)

Bartholomew Fair, (oil on canvas)
824217 Bartholomew Fair, (oil on canvas) by Heemskerck, Egbert van (the younger) (d.1744); 91.5x152.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair. Egbert van Heemskerk the Younger (d.1744)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman in 1687 (engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman in 1687 (engraving)
584453 Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman in 1687 (engraving) by Laroon, Marcellus the Elder (1653-1702) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: The Day after the Fair (colour litho)

The Day after the Fair (colour litho)
3095684 The Day after the Fair (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Day after the Fair)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, 1807. 1807. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Bartholomew Fair, 1807. 1807. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Bartholomew Fair, 1807

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, February 1, 1808. February 1, 1808. Creator: J. Bluck

Bartholomew Fair, February 1, 1808. February 1, 1808. Creator: J. Bluck
Bartholomew Fair, February 1, 1808

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman (engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman (engraving)
872742 Bartholomew Fair, London: The famous Dutch woman (engraving) by Laroon, Marcellus the Elder (1653-1702); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: The last dying speech of Bartlemy Fair, 1855. Artist

The last dying speech of Bartlemy Fair, 1855. Artist
The last dying speech of Bartlemy Fair, 1855. The cover design for this song sheet celebrates Bartholomew Fair held in West Smithfield which was suppressed in 1855

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, City of London, 1813. Artist

Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, City of London, 1813. Artist
Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, City of London, 1813

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, London, c1825

Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, London, c1825. The form of the print is semicircular because it was intended to be a decoration for a fan

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: The Bartholomew fair Musician, Cries of London, (1688?)

The Bartholomew fair Musician, Cries of London, (1688?)
The Bartholomew fair Musician. A man dressed in a costume playing a cello. From Cries of London, (1688?)

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, London, c1715. Artist: Louis du Guernier

Bartholomew Fair, London, c1715. Artist: Louis du Guernier
Bartholomew Fair, London, c1715. In the middle distance a man stands behind another man and distracts him by tickling his ear, thereby allowing him to pick his pockets undetected

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, London, c1830. Artist: J Graf

Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, London, c1830. Artist: J Graf
Bartholomew Fair, West Smithfield, London, c1830. In the foreground figures eat oysters from a stall and in the middle a boy and a man attempt to pick the pocket of a corpulent man

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair: From the Inside, 1942. Artist: R. Cruikshank

Bartholomew Fair: From the Inside, 1942. Artist: R. Cruikshank
Bartholomew Fair: From the Inside, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair: From the Outside, 1942. Artists: Thomas Rowlandson, Augustus Charles Pugin

Bartholomew Fair: From the Outside, 1942. Artists: Thomas Rowlandson, Augustus Charles Pugin
Bartholomew Fair: From the Outside, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair Annual Thomas Rowlandson Augustus Pugin

Bartholomew Fair Annual Thomas Rowlandson Augustus Pugin
Bartholomew Fair. Circa 1808. The fair was an annual event from 1133 to 1855. After a work by August Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson in the Microcosm of London

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Poster for Wombwells Royal Menageries appearance at the Bartholomew Fair

Poster for Wombwells Royal Menageries appearance at the Bartholomew Fair
XJF448218 Poster for Wombwells Royal Menageries appearance at the Bartholomew Fair, 1830 (printed paper) by English School

Background imageBartholomew Fair Collection: Bartholomew Fair

Bartholomew Fair
Cartoon depicting men, women and children among the stalls of the Bartholomew Fair, a street fair and market held to fund the Priory of St Bartholomew, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1800


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Step back in time to the vibrant and bustling Bartholomew Fair of London. The Sunday before the fair, Greenwich comes alive with anticipation as people from all walks of life gather for this annual extravaganza. Immerse yourself in the lively atmosphere depicted in the detailed engravings - from the colorful scenes itself to the captivating performances at Miller's Booth, Cross Daggers. Witness the excitement through 'Seeing, ' an engraving that captures the essence of this grand event. Transport yourself to 1721 with a colored engraving showcasing Bartholomew Fair, where you can almost hear laughter and music filling the air. Marvel at an advertisement for The Tempest; or, The Distressed Lovers, performed near Crown Tavern - a testament to the diverse entertainment options available during this festive occasion. The world of actors unfolds before your eyes in 'The vicissitudes of an actor, ' revealing their struggles and triumphs amidst Proteus pulling them into Bartholomew Fair's allure. Delve deeper into history with 'The famous Dutch woman' engraving from 1687, offering a glimpse into one of many fascinating characters who graced these grounds. An old-time show takes center stage in another enchanting engraving capturing its charm eighty years ago. Imagine strolling through rows upon rows of stalls and attractions while advertisements beckon you towards rare animals like lions, tigers, porcupines, and apes - truly a spectacle not to be missed. Revel in nostalgia as you explore more renditions depicting various aspects of Bartholomew Fair: its vibrancy captured by colored engravings or relive moments from Our Nell through black-and-white photographs. Bartholomew Fair remains etched in history as a celebration that brought joy and wonderment to Londoners year after year.