English: Plate 2: Street scene with a crowd queuing for, and being admitted to, an event in a tent on a raised platform (fairground booth?); a showman and another man stand by the entrance; placards advertising the event show a goat, a bearded man in a head-dress and wrap, and a small figure; two street traders sell food and in the background, a crowd of passers-by and other figures. c1828
Hand-coloured lithograph
Published in 1828, this lithograph is part of a series titled 'Galerie Théâtrale' and devoted to the representation of theatrical life, back-stages and actors. Monnier was particularly close to this world because he had been an actor. See the complete series: 161*a 20.