The Monster broke loose or, a peep into the Shakespeare-Gallery cherub The Thames at low tide

The Thames at low tide and Blackfriars Bridge

Whitbread's was the largest brewery in London at this time

Chiswell Street with entrance to the Royal Artillery Company's ground

Below are small figures watching the balloon high up in the sky from a wall

The Monster broke loose or, a peep into the Shakespeare-Gallery cherub The Thames at low tide'The Monster broke loose or, a peep into the Shakespeare Gallery', 1791. Alderman John Boydell, wearing a greedy expression, slashes with a large knife at the pictures in his gallery in Pall Mall; a suggestion was made by malicious persons, when some of the pictures were damaged, that Boydell had done it himself to excite public sympathy.