A wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London Product:Postcard The Royal Hospital School

The Royal Hospital School

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

View of Cannon Street and Budge Row with street scene

also known as 'Bloody McKenzie'

A wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London Product:Postcard The Royal Hospital SchoolA 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.