An old friend with a new face or the baron in disguise Size:S: 50 x 40cm near Field Lane

near Field Lane

A yawning night watchman wearing a yellow overcoat and carrying a cudgel and lantern

View of market traders and street sellers in The Cut

The woman on the right is wearing a similiar shaped dress with a full skirt and tight bodice

A dog sits in front of him

An old friend with a new face or the baron in disguise Size:S: 50 x 40cm near Field Lane'An old friend with a new face or the baron in disguise', 1821. A bison with the head of Bartolomeo Pergami is embraced by Queen Caroline. Alderman Matthew Wood rushes up from the left with arms raised while a grinning beefeater stands by. The Queen's alleged adulterous affair with Pergami was one of the grounds used by George IV to have their marriage dissolved and her title revoked. Alderman Wood was a leading champion of the Queen's cause.