May Morning c. 1760

May Morning c. 1760May Morning by John Collet. Oil on canvas. The May Day procession includes a milkmaid wearing her garland, a hurdy gurdy player, a black servant, a soldier and children. The painting May Morning, takes a satirical view of a traditional London May Day procession. The Lord and Lady of May can be seen on the left hand side (the 'Lady' may in fact be a man) and also a rough hurdy gurdy player and other disreputable characters in the throng. The milkmaid

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All of the characters in the foreground have been identified by the artist and were socialites of the time

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A view looking north from Southwark Pier

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May Morning by John Collet

and the Union Club can also be seen in the distance

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