Political ravishment, or the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in danger! stall 'Lamentation over Christ'

'Lamentation over Christ'

In the foreground two equestrian gentlemen proceed from the right

With the royal procession in boats on the River Thames and a hot air balloon in the sky

bird's-eye view of the village of Islington in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

London in 1780 during the Gordon Riots

Political ravishment, or the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in danger! stall 'Lamentation over Christ''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.