| JOHN THOMAS SMITH | [Frontispiece] |
| From an Engraving by William Skelton of the Drawing by John Jackson, R.A. | | |
| NANCY DAWSON | Facing page | [10] |
| From a Contemporary Print. | | |
| ROYAL ACADEMICIANS REFLECTING ON THE TRUE LINE OF BEAUTY AT THE LIFE ACADEMY, SOMERSET HOUSE. | ” ” | [14] |
| From a Drawing by Robert Cruikshank. | | |
| THE DELIGHTS OF ISLINGTON | ” ” | [17] |
| From the Engraving by Charles Bretherton of the Caricature by Henry William Bunbury. | | |
| “SING TANTARARA—VAUXHALL! VAUXHALL!” | ” ” | [24] |
| From the Drawing by Rowlandson (Microcosm of London). | | |
| GEORGE WHITEFIELD | ” ” | [32] |
| From a Painting by Nathaniel Hone, mezzotinted by Grenwoode. | | |
| JOHN RANN | ” ” | [38] |
| From a Contemporary Print. | | |
| LONDON BEGGARS: JOHN MACNALLY | ” ” | [45] |
| From an Etching by John Thomas Smith. | | |
| LONDON BEGGARS: A SILVER-HAIRED MAN | ” ” | [52] |
| From an Etching by John Thomas Smith. | | |
| LONDON MATCH BOYS | ” ” | [58] |
| From an Etching by John Thomas Smith. | | |
| IMAGES | ” ” | [63] |
| From an Etching by John Thomas Smith. | | |
| THE ROYAL COCKPIT | ” ” | [68] |
| From a Drawing by Pugin and Rowlandson. | | |
| DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON | ” ” | [78] |
| From the Drawing by Thomas Trotter, done from life, and engraved by Priscott. | | |
| “PERDITA” ROBINSON | ” ” | [83] |
| Transcriber’s Note: this picture was omitted from the original book’s list of illustrations, and has here been added. | | |
| MRS. SIDDONS | ” ” | [85] |
| From the Portrait by John Keyse Sherwin, engraved by the painter. | | |
| BENJAMIN WEST, P.R.A. | ” ” | [91] |
| From the Painting by Gilbert Stuart in the National Portrait Gallery. | | |
| CAPTAIN FRANCIS GROSE | ” ” | [105] |
| From the Drawing by Dance, engraved by Ridley. | | |
| COVENT GARDEN | ” ” | [108] |
| From the Print, “Morning,” by Hogarth. | | |
| UMBRELLAS TO MEND | ” ” | [115] |
| From an Etching by John Thomas Smith. | | |
| CHRISTIE’S AUCTION ROOM | ” ” | [120] |
| From the Drawing by Pugin and Rowlandson (Microcosm of London). | | |
| AN OLD LONDON WATCH-HOUSE | ” ” | [126] |
| From the Drawing by Pugin and Rowlandson (Microcosm of London). | | |
| SIR HARRY DINSDALE AND SIR JEFFERY DUNSTAN | ” ” | [129] |
| From Contemporary Prints. | | |
| ELIZABETH CANNING’S IMPOSTURE | ” ” | [135] |
| From a Contemporary Print. | | |
| RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN | ” ” | [147] |
| From the Painting by John Russell, R.A., in the National Portrait Gallery. | | |
| J. W. M. TURNER, R.A. | ” ” | [152] |
| From a Water-Colour Drawing by John Thomas Smith in the British Museum Print Room. | | |
| GEORGE MORLAND | ” ” | [157] |
| From a Drawing by Rowlandson. | | |
| THE REV. ROWLAND HILL | ” ” | [161] |
| From a Drawing by Thomas Clark, engraved by William Bond. | | |
| JAMES BARRY, R.A. | ” ” | [168] |
| From the Portrait painted by himself, in the National Portrait Gallery. | | |
| THE OLD HOUSE OF COMMONS | ” ” | [173] |
| From the Drawing by Pugin and Rowlandson (Microcosm of London). | | |
| NEWGATE CHAPEL ON THE EVE OF SEVERAL EXECUTIONS | ” ” | [178] |
| From the Drawing by Pugin and Rowlandson (Microcosm of London). | | |
| THOMAS AUGUSTINE ARNE | ” ” | [181] |
| From a Caricature (based upon a Drawing by Bartolozzi) in the National Portrait Gallery. | | |
| LADY HAMILTON | ” ” | [184] |
| After a Painting by Romney. | | |
| GIOVANNI BATTISTA BELZONI | ” ” | [188] |
| From the Painting by William Brockedon in the National Portrait Gallery. | | |
| BARTHOLOMEW FAIR | ” ” | [193] |
| From the Drawing by Pugin and Rowlandson (Microcosm of London). | | |
| CHARLES TOWNLEY | ” ” | [198] |
| From a Painting by Johann Zoffany, R.A., engraved by Worthington. | | |
| JAMES NORTHCOTE, R.A. | ” ” | [205] |
| From a Drawing by James Lonsdale. | | |
| WILLIAM HUNTINGTON, “S.S.” | ” ” | [212] |
| From the Painting by Domenico Pellegrini in the National Portrait Gallery. | | |
| MRS. JORDAN IN THE CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY GIRL | ” ” | [222] |
| From the Painting by Romney, engraved by John Ogbourne. | | |
| HENRY CONSTANTINE JENNINGS (OR NOEL) | ” ” | [233] |
| From a Contemporary Print. | | |
| DAVID GARRICK AND HIS WIFE | ” ” | [243] |
| From the Painting by Hogarth, engraved by H. Bourne. | | |
| DR. OLIVER GOLDSMITH | ” ” | [257] |
| From the Drawing by Henry William Bunbury, engraved by Bretherton. | | |
| THE WIG IN ENGLAND: A MACARONI READY FOR THE PANTHEON | ” ” | [265] |
| From a Contemporary Print. | | |
| MATS TO SELL | ” ” | [281] |
| From an Etching by John Thomas Smith. | | |
| CHARLES DIBDEN | ” ” | [292] |
| From the Painting by Thomas Phillips, R.A., in the National Portrait Gallery. | | |
| A PARTY ON THE RIVER | ” ” | [298] |
| From a Drawing by Robert Cruikshank. | | |
| SIR EDMUND BERRY GODFREY | ” ” | [303] |
| From an Engraving by P. Vandrebane. | | |
| JOHN FLAXMAN, R.A., MODELLING THE BUST OF HAYLEY | ” ” | [309] |
| From the Painting by Romney in the National Portrait Gallery. | | |
| THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. | ” ” | [317] |
| From the Painting by himself in the Royal Academy. | | |