Durga fights the demon Mahishasur Size:Standard: 6 x 4in ill-proportioned and vulgar-looking

ill-proportioned and vulgar-looking

Wales and part of Scotland is placed between two groups of allegorical figures

This is a satire on the activities of the Pic Nic Society

taken from an orignal painting in Vauxhall Gardens

Fire screen seller of the late 17th century whose cry was 'I have Screenes if you desier to keep your Buty from ye fire'

Durga fights the demon Mahishasur Size:Standard: 6 x 4in ill-proportioned and vulgar-lookingIn Hinduism, Durga is a form of Devi, the supreme goddess. She is considered the fiercer, demon fighting form of Shiva's wife, goddess Parvati. Durga is depicted with 10 arms and rides a lion or a tiger carrying powerful weapons. She fought and defeated the demon Mahishasura Durga and is also known as Mahishasuramardini, the killer of Mahishasura.