The Funeral, the Charity Children and Highgate Tunnel. Two children mourning their mother in a funeral procession 73, parish beadles leading a parade of children from a charity school 74 and coach driving through Highgate Tunnel and Archway completed in 1821 75. Woodcut engraving after an illustration by Isaac Taylor from City Scenes, or a Peep into London, by Ann Taylor and Jane Taylor, published by Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch Street, London, 1828. English sisters Ann and Jane Taylor were prolific Romantic poets and writers of children’s books in the early 19th century.

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