The Street of the Bad Boys, 1854
Charles Meryonexpand_more
Etchingexpand_more
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.3,010
Not on Viewexpand_more
The verses on the top of this print reflect the widspread anxiety of the time over violence and crime in the city:
"What poor mortal was sheltered
In this dark hovel'
Who once concealed himself there
In the nights and in the shadows'
Was it Virtue'
Miserable, and silent'
Or Crime, would you say'
Or some vicious soul'
Indeed, I cannot say which it is.
If you wish to know,
Inquisitive one, go there yourself and see,
While there is still time.
Details
- Title
- The Street of the Bad Boys
- Artist Life
- 1821-1868
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.3,010
- Catalogue Raisonne
- D 27 iii/iii; B 27
- Curator Approved
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