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THOMAS LORD BUSBY. Billy Waters. Billy Waters (c. 1778–1823) was a black man who busked in London in the nineteenth century by singing, playing the violin and entertaining theatre goers with his "peculiar antics". He became famous when he appeared as a character in William Thomas Moncrieff's Tom and Jerry, or Life in London in 1821. His striking image was established by his African ancestry, a naval uniform, his peg leg, his violin and the addition of a feathered hat. . Costume of the Lower Orders of London. Painted and engraved from nature by T. L. Busby. London : Baldwin & Co., [1820]. Source: 7742.e.19.(2).
![THOMAS LORD BUSBY. Billy Waters. Billy Waters (c. 1778–1823) was a black man who busked in London in the nineteenth century by singing, playing the violin and entertaining theatre goers with his "peculiar antics". He became famous when he appeared as a character in William Thomas Moncrieff's Tom and Jerry, or Life in London in 1821. His striking image was established by his African ancestry, a naval uniform, his peg leg, his violin and the addition of a feathered hat. . Costume of the Lower Orders of London. Painted and engraved from nature by T. L. Busby. London : Baldwin & Co., [1820]. Source: 7742.e.19.(2).](/photos/prev/Y2ZkZjQyMA/album_alb4085062.webp)
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Billy Waters. Billy Waters (c. 1778–1823) was a black man who busked in London in the nineteenth century by singing, playing the violin and entertaining theatre goers with his "peculiar antics". He became famous when he appeared as a character in William Thomas Moncrieff's Tom and Jerry, or Life in London in 1821. His striking image was established by his African ancestry, a naval uniform, his peg leg, his violin and the addition of a feathered hat. . Costume of the Lower Orders of London. Painted and engraved from nature by T. L. Busby. London : Baldwin & Co., [1820]. Source: 7742.e.19.(2).
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19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • BEGGAR • BLACK HISTORY MONTH • BLACK PERSON • BLACK RACE • BLACK • BRITISH LIBRARY EXHIBITION • BRITISH LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS • BUSBY, THOMAS LORD • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • COLOR • COLORS • COLOUR • COLOURS • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • EQUIPMENT • ETCHING • EVENT • EVENTS • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FIDDLE • HAT • HATS • HAT • HEADDRESS • HEADGEAR • HEADWEAR • HUMANS • MALE • MALES • MAN MEN • MAN • MASCULINE • MEN • MUSIC EQUIPMENT • MUSIC INSTRUMENTS • MUSICAL INSTR. VIOLIN • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT VIOLIN • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT: ALL • MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS • MUSICAL_INSTRUMENTS • MUSICIAN • MUSICIANS • NEGRA • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OCCUPATION • OCCUPATIONS • PEASANTRY • PEOPLE • PERFORMANCE • PRINT • PROFESSION BERUFE OCCUPATION • ROLE • SHAKESPEARE IN TEN ACTS • VIOLA • VIOLIN • VIOLIN, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT • XIX CENTURY
