London Bridge (old and new),London Size:XL: 120 x 80cm It consisted mainly of individuals

It consisted mainly of individuals forming a kind of 'Home Guard' against Napoloeon

with the City arms in the top right

A war veteran in the traditional red uniform of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea sits reading from a newspaper to a young boy

He worked for the potter Josiah Wedgwood between 1775-1787

The dissecting theatre contains details resembling the Cutlerian theatre of the Royal College of Physicians and that of the Barber Surgeons' Hall

London Bridge (old and new),London Size:XL: 120 x 80cm It consisted mainly of individualsView of new London Bridge nearing completion, London, 1831, with figures promenading along it. To the right is the old bridge still taking traffic. There are also vessels on the River Thames with a view of the City of London behind them.