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'Taking water for Vauxhall, be careful my love, don't expose your leg', London, 1790. Artist: Anon
'Taking water for Vauxhall, be careful my love, don't expose your leg', London, 1790; scene at the foot of some riverside steps showing a waterman apparently thigh-deep in water, holding his boat steady while a young man assists his beloved to embark at the foot of some steps. © The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images
Unique Identifier
AR980921
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4610px × 3785px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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18th century
Anon
anonymous
Boat
BOATS
color
concept
Couple
Courtship
Dress
eighteenth century
England
Engraving
ETIQUETTE
Female
geographical feature
Geography
Guildhall Library & Art Gallery
JOB
LADY
Lambeth
London
Male
Man
Manners
Men
METAPHOR
Modesty
OCCUPATION
People
PROFESSION
putting one's best foot forward
River
River Thames
Satire
testing the water
TGN
thames
transport
TRANSPORTATION
water transport
waterman
Woman
Women