Political ravishment, or the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in danger! Size:L: 90 x 60cm Holborn Viaduct

Holborn Viaduct

The Royal Hospital and its formal gardens seen from the River Thames with sailing boats and rowing boats

Brunswick Dock

The surrounding area is fairly rural

and the first floor is divided into two rooms crammed with beds

Political ravishment, or the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in danger! Size:L: 90 x 60cm Holborn Viaduct'Political ravishment, or the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in danger!', 1797; showing a thin old woman dressed in one pound notes, throwing up her arms in terror as William Pitt embraces her with his right hand and takes guineas from her pocket with his left. The satire is a protest against the introduction of paper money.