Description

View of St George

with the City of London in the background

Satirical scene showing a crowded coach leaving the Belle Sauvage Inn

processing down Ludgate Hill

flanked by the river banks

Tyburn, Paddington, London gloom View of St GeorgeScene at Tyburn, Paddington, London, 1696; showing crowds gathered to watch a hanging. The triple gibbet and cart used for hanging can be seen in the centre, while in the background to the left a drawing and quartering is being undertaken. The image erroneously shows London Bridge, the River Thames and the City to be immediately opposite Tyburn.

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