View of Turret House, Lambeth, London dome 'The London Courtesan'

'The London Courtesan'

A collector of second-hand satin

Man being bade farewell by his wife as he leaves home to attend the anniversary dinner of the Moralization and Melioration of the Metropolitan Population Association at the London Tavern

interior view showing a young couple talking to an older woman seated in a chair

From his waist hang a funnel and measuring jug

View of Turret House, Lambeth, London dome 'The London Courtesan'View of Turret House, Lambeth, London, 1880. The house was occupied by John Tradescant, the 17th century traveller, naturalist and gardener; it was sometimes referred to as 'Tradescant's Ark'.