Church of St Paul, Shadwell, London Size:Large: 7 x 5in The image is a satire

The image is a satire on the lavishness of civic hospitality

showing an ugly woman holding a spy glass which touches the circumference of a large circle representing a magnified drop of water filled with grotesque aquatic creatures

suppliers of artists' materials

It was destroyed by a fire in 1792 but was rebuilt in 1795

An Alderman

Church of St Paul, Shadwell, London Size:Large: 7 x 5in The image is a satireChurch of St Paul, Shadwell, London, c1810. View across the churchyard. The church was built in the 17th century. In the 18th century John Wesley preached there and Captain James Cook was one of the congregation. In 1817 the building was demolished and replaced by a Waterloo church designed by John Walters.