A City Shower

Edward Penny (1714 - 1791)

Museum of London

circa 1764

A scene from Jonathan Swift's 'Description of a City Shower'. A maid trundles a mop on the pavement and wets a gentleman passing by.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 70 x 64 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £20,639)
• ArtFunded in: 1989
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Sotheby's 1966; Christie's, 1988; Agnew's.

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