View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Size:L: 75 x 60cm a boy leads a laden

a boy leads a laden donkey

and a soldier on horseback is offered a drink

on a rough sea

The figure of Fortune is conducted by Folly in a chair drawn by the South Sea and other Companies

in Rathbone Place

View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Size:L: 75 x 60cm a boy leads a ladenView of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July, 1794. Also showing figures, boats and ships in the foreground. The Ratcliffe Fire of July 1794 was the worst fire disaster to affect London between the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. 400 homes and 20 warehouses were destroyed and around 1000 people were left homeless.