Comments on: John Thomas Smith’s Vagabondiana https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/16/john-thomas-smiths-vagabondiana/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 17 Feb 2021 03:35:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Pamela Traves https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/16/john-thomas-smiths-vagabondiana/#comment-1368601 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 03:35:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185616#comment-1368601 I Loved these Vintage Pictures!! They are Amazing!!???????

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/16/john-thomas-smiths-vagabondiana/#comment-1368503 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:46:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185616#comment-1368503 The history-of-costume mavens thank you!

Many thanks for always shining a light.

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/16/john-thomas-smiths-vagabondiana/#comment-1368499 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:21:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185616#comment-1368499 Exquisite drawings. I especially like the detail in the ‘A Jewish mendicant’ one. Was this style of drawing unique?

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/16/john-thomas-smiths-vagabondiana/#comment-1368486 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:40:40 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185616#comment-1368486 You are absolutely right about the ‘fine calligraphic lines’ of these etchings – they are beautifully rendered to create some stunning and sympathetic images. It must have taken such skill to draw all the fine lines to achieve all the different tones in the pictures – even the background cross hatching would have taken considerable time and patience!
Thanks for sharing these brilliant images of a bygone London.

]]> By: Dinah Winch https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/02/16/john-thomas-smiths-vagabondiana/#comment-1368478 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:17:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=185616#comment-1368478 The black man with the ship on his hat was called Joseph Johnson.

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