Catching an elephant Product:Greetings card a woman stands in a

a woman stands in a room reading a letter

Both women are wearing high waisted empire line dresses and long gloves

View showing the junction of the Regent's Canal at Paddington

a horse drawn carriage spills its occupants onto the street and a man on horseback stumbles over a number of pigs

He has presumably over-indulged already

Catching an elephant Product:Greetings card a woman stands in a'Catching an elephant', 1812. Two prostitutes encourage a hugely obese man towards the door of the Royal Bagnio in Bagnio Court, later known as Roman Bath Street. Bagnios were resorts or spas, some of which had a reputation for seedy goings on.