'Gambols on the River Thames, Feby, 1814'. Artist: George Cruikshank

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'Gambols on the River Thames, Feby, 1814', shows a frost fair in the region of Blackfriars Bridge, London. To the right a waterman watches another man play skittles, and behind them a man's artificial leg has gone through the ice. To the left is a printing press, and a woman who has slipped on the ice next to a fiddler.

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Photo credit: © The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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