Ahithophel in the dumps Size:XS: 30 x 20cm View of the west front

View of the west front of St Paul's Cathedral

One of the four step buildings designed to provide stairway access between Holborn Viaduct and Farringdon Street below can be seen

Green Arbour Court

' A lavender seller offers her wares to a passing lady and child

Ahithophel in the dumps Size:XS: 30 x 20cm View of the west front'Ahithophel in the dumps', 1830. The Duke of Wellington on a donkey with a saddle resembling a mayoral gown approaching a gallows. The donkey and gown relate to Sir John Key, Lord Mayor od London, who cancelled the Lord Mayor's Show in 1830, fearing riots against Wellington's unpopular government, which fell when Wellington lost a vote of no confidence in Parliament on 15th November.