Fiddlestick versus broomstick Size:Large: 7 x 5in Tower of London under siege

Tower of London under siege during the riots of November 1830

and is surrounded by a decorative border containing a coat of arms and allegorical figures

A ragged urchin with torch in right hand and a hat in left hand advances towards them from an awaiting coach

A scene in the committee room at Almack's Assembly Rooms

The buildings were demolished in the 19th century

Fiddlestick versus broomstick Size:Large: 7 x 5in Tower of London under siege'Fiddlestick versus broomstick', 1831. Paganini standing on a chair with a fiddle in one hand and bow in the other. Around the table sit John Key (Lord Mayor of London), Henry Brougham, Charles (Earl) Grey and Lord John Russell. The freedom of the City was presented to Lord John Russell at the Mansion House on 9 July 1831; Paganini was invited to play a concerto.