The Art of Walking in London: Representing the Eighteenth-Century City, 1700–1830.

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Authors: Chris Ewers
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Abstract

Alison O’Byrne’s handsome and scholarly book opens with a bravura reading of its cover image, Edward Penny’s A City Shower (1764), where a well-dressed pedestrian is stopped in his tracks, recoilin...

Fields of Study & Subjects

Historical Art and Culture Studies Historical Architecture and Urbanism Historical Economic and Social Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
The London Journal
Volume
51
Issue
1
Pages
125–127
Publication date
2 January 2026
Language
EN