Cuckfield (An Excursion to Brighthelmstone) June 1, 1790 Drawn and etched by Thomas Rowlandson One of a set of eight aquatints devoted to posting houses on the main road from London to Brighthelmstone (Brighton), together with attractions of the seaside resort, this print represents a fair at Cuckfield, with a signpost on the corner of the main street pointing to London, Brighthelmstone, Tun-Bridge and Lewes. Related text tells us that the village is forty miles from London and, "a fair is held, in September, reported to by a great number of pretty rustic females, and by a multitude of happy swains. From Cuckfield to Brighthelmstone, about 14 miles distant, the country is chearful sic, and the prospects various and extensive.". Cuckfield (An Excursion to Brighthelmstone). An Excursion to Brighthelmstone. Drawn and etched by Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 1, 1790. Etching and aquatint. G. G. J. & J. Robinson (London). Prints
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