Engraved trade card with an oval vignette of a rider slaying a dragon, grape vine borders, and printed text advertising a London tavern and eating house.

George Tavern & Eating House, Great Eastcheap trade card

An engraved trade card advertising the George Tavern and Eating House in Great Eastcheap, with a central oval vignette of a mounted saint spearing a dragon, framed by grape vines. The printed text names George Bell, formerly cook at the Pauls-Head Tavern, and lists hot joints, soups, fish, and wines.

Artist: Bell, George
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium: Ephemera Advertising cards Broadsides
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 2752 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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