Bartholomew Fair
- Title
- Bartholomew Fair
- Description
- A coloured fan print depicting Bartholomew Fair, one of London’s oldest summer charter fairs, in 1721. Starting in 1133, the annual Fair took place for three days around St Bartholomew’s Day. Its original purpose was as a cloth fair, but it is best known as a pleasure fair, offering its visitors a range of popular entertainments. To the right is the booth of Isaac Fawkes, the most popular conjuror of his day.
- Creator
- [unknown]
- Date
- c1820
- Identifier
- HPF/5C/47
- Collection
-
Magic
