Father Thames introducing his offspring to the fair city of London mb-code LMG123022 View with a street scene

View with a street scene

The White Bear Inn on Piccadilly

c1780-1811

'Rescued from the Plague'

Father Thames introducing his offspring to the fair city of London mb-code LMG123022 View with a street scene'Father Thames introducing his offspring to the fair city of London.', 1858. '(A design for a Fresco in the New Houses of Parliament.)' Father Thames introduces his children, Diptheria, Scrofula and Cholera to the lady on the left who represents the City of London. In the background, to the left, can be seen the murky outline of St. Paul's. The architect, George Godwin, in his work Town Swamps and Social Bridges had described how a man living by the