View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Dr Samuel Tom Rakewell is at his

Tom Rakewell is at his morning levee

some with topsails lowered

with Piccadilly

Part of the wall is cut away to show the inside with tiered seating and the stage

In the foreground is an allegorical group showing St Anne with four children

View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Dr Samuel Tom Rakewell is at hisView of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July, 1794. Also showing figures, boats and ships in the foreground. The Ratcliffe Fire of July 1794 was the worst fire disaster to affect London between the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. 400 homes and 20 warehouses were destroyed and around 1000 people were left homeless.