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

The Royal Hospital School

Queen Consort of George IV

also known as 'Bloody McKenzie'

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

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.