The Queen in her Store-room mb-width 2174 Spert served as Master of

Spert served as Master of Trinity House

between 1930 and 1932

The scene includes the unloading of foreign provisions from vessels on the River Thames using winching equipment

Showing figures in Tudor costume

The Queen in her Store-room mb-width 2174 Spert served as Master of'The Queen in her Store room', 1859. At this time there was an ongoing struggle between France and Austria over Italian independence as the Italian states tried to rid themselves of despotic rulers. Britain was generally supportive of the Italian struggle but very suspicious of French involvement and intentions. Napoleon fought an only partly conclusive war with Austria to help achieve Italian independence of Austrian rule of some of its regions.