Miseries of human life, Smithfield Market, London mb-code 1237861 A skating scene with children

A skating scene with children and a dog on a frozen pond

carriages and riders move up and down the street

showing men studying the Gazette Extraordinary while others appear to be taking notes from a blackboard

View of Ludgate having just caught fire as a result of the Great Fire of London 1666

Miseries of human life, Smithfield Market, London mb-code 1237861 A skating scene with children'Miseries of human life', London, c1800; a citizen in Smithfield Market finds himself between two enraged bulls, while alarmed drovers shout and wave sticks to warn him off. The caption refers to dance steps indulged in by the citizen to avoid injury.