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Bampfylde Moore Carew, a vagabond. Line engraving by J. Baker after R. Phelps.

A barber shaving a friar; in the left-hand background a monkey and a cat are fighting and squealing. Lithograph by J. Baker.

People walking along the Strand in London holding umbrellas and carrying luggage, leading to accidents and commotion in the street. Etching by J. Baker, ca. 1819.

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Baker, John, active 1819-1824.

Images from the collections

Images by Baker, John, active 1819-1824.

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People walking along the Strand in London holding umbrellas and carrying luggage, leading to accidents and commotion in the street. Etching by J. Baker, ca. 1819.

A barber shaving a friar; in the left-hand background a monkey and a cat are fighting and squealing. Lithograph by J. Baker.

Bampfylde Moore Carew, a vagabond. Line engraving by J. Baker after R. Phelps.