Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair Size:L: 80 x 60cm As the woman loses her

As the woman loses her balance she is thrown into the arms of another man standing behind her

Interior view of the Innholders' Hall

The country house of a Mr Smith seen from the Thames

Ships ride at anchor in the dock

with stables and a kitchen garden to the right

Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair Size:L: 80 x 60cm As the woman loses her'Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair', c1825. A man wearing a spiked barrel, marked 'By Your Leave'. Possibly a derogatory comment on the Irish, as he is wearing green, and carries a wooden club, marked 'persuader', similar to an Irish shellailie. He smokes a pipe, wears clogs and has a ruddy face under a hat covered with a scarf. He is going to the famous Bartholomew Fair, which had a reputation for rowdiness and wild behaviour, the barrel will