A crowded coach travelling between Greenwich and Charing Cross, London Size:M: 75 x 50cm punning on the word 'wood'

punning on the word 'wood'

Illustration of Two wax flowers

it was originally built to house the panorama of London viewed from the top of St Paul's Cathedral

showing an overcrowded Brighton coach about to leave the Belle Sauvage Inn

with a basket full of lavender held over one arm

A crowded coach travelling between Greenwich and Charing Cross, London Size:M: 75 x 50cm punning on the word 'wood'A crowded coach travelling between Greenwich and Charing Cross, London, on the Whitsunday holiday, 1783. A helpless dog is dragged alongside the coach, held on a leash by a woman from within the coach. At the side of the road a man can be seen begging with outstretched hat. In the distance a turnpike gate is visible.