Portrait of Muhammed ibn Haddu (fl. 1680s) mb-code 2319626 (The Plasterer)

(The Plasterer)

was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon

Mr Punch went on to point out

Many of London's streets remained unpaved at this time

View of the Steelyard from the River Thames

Portrait of Muhammed ibn Haddu (fl. 1680s) mb-code 2319626 (The Plasterer)Half length portrait of the Moroccan ambassador to the court of Charles II in London. Haddu is shown seated, in Arabic dress and bearded, with a sword cradled loosely across his lap. Behind is an architectural pillar with an inscription within a floral border: 'His Excellency Hamet ben Hamet Ben Haddu Ottom Ambassador Extraordinar from the Emperor of Morocco to his Majesty of Great Brittainne in the Yeare 1682.' This inscription is repeated and