Benefits of a plentiful harvest, 1813. Artist

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Benefits of a plentiful harvest, 1813. Artist

Benefits of a plentiful harvest, 1813. Lord Mayor Scholey sitting enthroned and pointing to a pair of scales where a loaf is much lighter than the prescribed weight. On his right is a starving family; on his left are Corporation notables - William Curtis, Quin and Matthew Wood. This is a satire on the Corporations involvement in fixing the price of bread

Media ID 15178714

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Alderman Alderman Of London Bread C Williams Corporation Of London Curtis Hunger Hungry Lord Mayor Of London Matthew Matthew Wood Pleading Ragged Rags Scales Sir Matthew Sir Matthew Wood Sir William Sir William Curtis Starving Throne Weighing William Curtis Williams

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